Blacksmith with local ties helped to organize eighth annual Forged in Fosston event By Chad Koenen Publisher Jeffrey Olson doesn’t mind playing with fire—especially if that means he can twist some metal into everything from pieces of art to useful tools at his shop near Fosston.  Olson, who has been working as a blacksmith for nearly… Read More

Vergas an example of adopting the same for cities By Robert Williams Editor The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the Cannabis Public Use Ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Public Health Director Jody Lien discussed the Health and Wellness committee’s discussions in creating an Aug. 8 draft ordinance and an Aug. 27 updated draft… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Otter Tail County, in order to celebrate the art of muralist Charles Holloway, hosted courthouse tours in Fergus Falls on Friday, Sept. 8.  County residents toured and revisited the works of Holloway and discovered other artistic details of the building.  Holloway was an Illinois native who studied at the Art Institute… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher After a summer of utility work and road construction, several projects will likely be wrapping up in the next few weeks in Henning.  Henning Utilities Supervisor Ted Strand said residents should notice a big change in the next two weeks as construction companies could begin laying bituminous on the alley and roads by… Read More

Tour stopped by a number of OT County area lakes By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Corrrespondent The purpose of a Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in counties throughout Minnesota is to help conserve soil, water and related natural resources on private land. Otter Tail County governmental officials, news media representatives and others learned more about… Read More

Ag Department asking for reports of sightings By Robert Williams Editor Two new invasive insects have been confirmed in Minnesota, according to an announcement Wednesday, Sept. 13, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The Asiatic garden beetle and elm seed bug were discovered by Twin Cities homeowners in August. The homeowners reported their finds to the Ag… Read More

County motor vehicle center reopens to the public By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Physical Plant Manager Terry Hoff happily told county commissioners Tuesday morning, Sept. 12, that residents of Otter Tail County are extremely pleased with renovations to the county motor vehicle center and to the county land and resource department at the Government… Read More

Contributed photos Rick Hammer of Henning went on a recent bear hunting trip with his son and three of his grandchildren in northern Minnesota. The hunters spent five days in northern Minnesota and found quite a bit of success in the field. Among those going hunting was Taylor Hammer, Zach Johnson, Mason Hammer and Chris… Read More

Contributed photo The Peterson family recently celebrated five generations with the birth of River Naomi Rudquist. Pictured above are: Taylor Rudquist, Delores Peterson, River Rudquist, Teira Shaw and Rick Peterson. 

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, in coordination with the Minnesota State Highway Patrol, reported a traffic fatality Friday, Sept. 8, close to 7 p.m. northwest of Perham. The accident involved two vehicles near the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 228 in Gorman Township. One vehicle was westbound on Highway 10, turning onto nearby… Read More