Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen Henning School students and staff members showed off their school spirit last week as part of the annual Snow Week Festivities. Tuesday featured coronation with class representatives from grades 7-12 (above), while Friday featured a variety of games and activities. One of the games featured students passing balls from one… Read More

Three people expressed interest in open position By Chad Koenen Publisher Ottertail staple Jerry Martin has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Ottertail City Council. Martin was one of three people to write a letter of interest to fill the open seat and received two of the four votes cast for the position. He… Read More

Henning students learn about visible, invisible disabilities By Chad Koenen Publisher As the old saying goes do not judge until you walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.  Henning fourth and eighth graders had the opportunity over the past two weeks to do just that as they completed a variety of exercises and experiments to see what… Read More

Tax rebate to continue in several communities By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The County Community Development and Housing Department, in conjunction with the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners, is considering housing partnerships with communities throughout the county who wish to continue offering tax rebates. Applications to the county-wide single-family tax rebate program, which provides financial support for… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Henning boys basketball team participated in the state tournament in 1965, a real accomplishment considering that 60 years ago there was only one class of high school basketball in the state of Minnesota. Henning defeated Detroit Lakes in the Region 6 finals in 1965 and downed Crosby-Ironton a year later,… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  County sheriff deputies reported injuries in a head-on crash at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the intersection of Highways 52 and 29, northeast of Deer Creek. The vehicles involved were a semi and pickup. No further details were available. Assisting sheriff deputies were members of the Minnesota State Highway Patrol. Items… Read More

Commissioners to not require EAW for project By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Otter Tail County commissioners approved a subdivision plan near Maine Lake and Round Lake, just west of Pickerel Lake in Maine Township. Included are 22 proposed lots. A new roadway also received county board approval as part of a conditional… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The County Board of Commissioners previously passed a resolution to change probation services from a county probation office delivery system to community corrections. This transition is scheduled to be effective as of Jan. 31, 2025. Since the time that the resolution was passed, county staff have been working with the Minnesota… Read More

University of Minnesota Extension Southwest and Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) invite small farms in the regions to apply for new funding available through The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Fund at the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation. The funding will support on-farm projects that address climate change and build resilience. The Farmer Climate Action Fund seeks ready-to-go, farmer-led projects, including… Read More

On the first day of the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Senate passed a series of motions and unanimously passed a resolution to enact the agreement between the two caucuses to share power through a temporary organizing structure. Following the recent death of Senator Kari Dziedzic (D-Minneapolis), the Senate is currently tied… Read More