5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate January 9, 2018 Jesse Thalmann grew up in Henning with a passion for fishing. Today, the Henning native has found a way to turn his passion into a new guide service in his home town. “I have loved and had a strong passion for fishing my whole life. Growing up I would… Read More

Grant to help replace aging books in school library In October, Laura Smith, Title 1/ECFE/Preschool teacher and Pamela Wiese, Library/Media Center paraprofessional began the Pages for a Purpose library book campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to replace aged fiction and nonfiction books.   Currently, 46 percent of Henning’s School library resources are non-fiction with… Read More

Photo by Dani Koenen The Henning third grade girls basketball team took second place in their first tournament of the season on Saturday. The Hornets defeated Park Rapids 2 in the opening round by a score of 6-4, before defeating Frazee by a score of 24-6 in the second round. Henning then fell to Park Rapids… Read More

The annual meeting of the H-545 Foundation will be held on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Henning Landmark Center.  Topics at the meeting will include an H-545 financial update, our annual newsletter, scholarships to be given out this spring and election of officers. The H-545 Foundation invites any interested community members to attend.  Those… Read More

Denny’s Food N Sport torn down By Chad Koenen Publisher Former patrons, employees and community members took time on Thursday to pay their respect to a longtime staple in the Henning community. The former Denny’s Food N Sport building was torn down throughout the day as onlookers gathered in their vehicles, or on foot across the street, to… Read More

Grant aimed at attracting, helping businesses in Ottertail By Chad Koenen Publisher Hume Plumbing has become the second business to receive a grant as part of the Ottertail Opportunity Fund.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, which was delayed four days after inclement weather forced a delay to the city council meeting on… Read More

Browne to take over for longtime chief Collins By Chad Koenen Publisher Andrew Browne will take over as the new fire chief in Deer Creek. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, the Deer Creek City Council learned the fire department recommended Browne as its new fire chief. He will replace the current fire chief… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen A well that was hit by a vehicle in November was repaired near the Henning Water Plant on Wednesday morning.

Twenty local fire departments receive $1,000 grants from the Funders Network West Central Initiative awarded grants totaling more than $20,000 from The Funders Network’s Community Foundation Disaster Response Fund to 20 fire departments in west central Minnesota.   “We received a grant from The Funders Network for emergency preparedness activities,” said West Central Initiative’s Director of Development,… Read More

The Tri-County Health Care Foundation awarded five area students with the Davis Family Nursing Scholarship. This scholarship supports students pursuing a career in healthcare. This year, each student received $2,579.93. Those recipients are:  • Savana Richter – Attending Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has been accepted into the accelerated MANE BSN program to work towards her… Read More