By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Stan Satre, even though he is past the age of 90, still is one of the pastors for summer outdoor Sunday worship services at Camp Nidaros near Walker Lake.  ¶  Satre has been the main chaplain at Camp Nidaros since 1982, heading many of the 10 a.m. Sunday worship services… Read More

City council to begin search for replacement By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Deer Creek will once again be searching for a new city clerk/treasurer.  Just weeks after officially taking over for former city clerk/treasurer Tom Parish, who retired earlier this summer, Bill Connolly resigned his position as Deer Creek Clerk/Treasurer. Connolly’s last day will be… Read More

Fundraising $5k to benefit the K9 program The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office announced K9 Koa as the newest addition to their team on Friday, July 19. K9 Koa is a 2-year-old German Shepherd from the Slovak Republic and will be assigned to his handler, Deputy Kelby Jensen.  Together they will be attending a 13-week training program and will… Read More

Starting Thursday, Aug. 1, archery deer hunters can purchase permits to hunt on the Camp Ripley military installation. This archery season, there will be several hunting changes at Camp Ripley: Camp Ripley will be open to archery hunting by permit only during the entire Minnesota archery season (Sept. 14-Dec. 31), rather than a single weekend. Hunters will… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen A new sign near the entrance of Amundson Park in Henning has recently been installed. The new sign is just one of several upgrades happening at the busy park. In addition to the sign, the Lions Shelter was remodeled and reshingled, while a new bathhouse is also coming to life near the… Read More

Several accidents reported on OTC roads By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  A resident who resides in southeastern Otter Tail County was the victim of a scam, reported to authorities on July 20, and lost close to $7,500. This was a Publisher’s Clearing House scam. “The scam victim was instructed to purchase and send gift cards and trac phones to… Read More

Man arrested for assault near Fergus Falls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a traffic accident, south of Perham, at 6:49 a.m. July 25 near the intersection of Highways 78 and 108. Sheriff deputies, working in conjunction with the Minnesota State Highway Patrol, said a Subaru Outback was southbound on Highway 78 and a… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Hot weather and sunny skies highlighted a busy week at the annual East Otter Tail County Fair last week. The Perham-based fair featured a number of rides in the midway, as well as animals, 4-H projects and even a few barnyard games between members of local 4-H groups. One of the games… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten Local artists Fred Kollmann, Becky Albright, Jammie Niemeyer, Marit Salveson, Elyse Olson and Paul Sparks were the featured artists at the Landmark Center as part of the annual Art of the Lakes Studio Tour from July 19-21. Dozens of art studios and facilities like the Landmark Center opened their doors to area… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, July 30, 2019 If running in water through brush that is head high in the middle of the night sounds like a good time then you might be one of the select few that are up to the Wilderman Challenge. The extreme Ironman course is set in the back woods of… Read More