Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen Homecoming week featured a number of events and activities at Henning School last week. Among the festivities was the powder puff football game on the football field (right and far right), a pepfest on Friday with a variety of games (including a game where one student rode on top of… Read More

The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has declared September National Recovery Month. The county encourages all residents, businesses and organizations to recognize and promote the importance of recovery and provide support to individuals and families affected by substance use disorders. “These are excellent programs, and the professionals involved are doing outstanding work. Thank you to… Read More

Local 4-H youth from East Otter Tail County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Horse show Sept. 13-16. This year, over 680 youth from across the state participated in the annual event at the Minnesota State Fair. 4-H’ers demonstrate their skills and knowledge in hippology (showing knowledge and understanding of equine science and husbandry), horse… Read More

Permits are available for the Oct. 18-20 youth hunt at Lake Bemidji State Park. This firearms hunt is open to youth ages 12 to 15. Youth must be accompanied by an adult mentor over the age 18. Mentors may not carry firearms. The youth hunter must have a firearms safety certificate and purchase a youth hunt… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 There was always something missing for Mel Borg of rural Henning. Adopted at birth, Borg always wondered if there were more siblings out there, and if so, what they were like. Well, for the second time in the past 13 years, Borg received some of the answers she… Read More

In 1999 Art and Clarice Espeland gifted a permanent endowment of $1 million to the greater Henning community. Through the Minnesota Foundation, the family created the Art and Clarice Espeland Family Foundation.   The mission of the foundation is to enhance the quality of life of the greater Henning area by providing financial support to organizations… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher School spirit will be on full display this week for the annual homecoming week celebration at Henning School.  Coronation was held on Monday night, which was followed by the annual bonfire at the demo derby pit at the Henning Festival Grounds. The dress up day on Monday was pajama day and the daily… Read More

‘Keep Freaking Going’ is on Amazons best seller list By Chad Koenen Publisher When facing that proverbial crossroad in life people are presented with a choice, shutdown and give up, or just Keep Freaking Going. With bullets raining down over the heads of the thousands of people who attended a music festival in Las Vegas in 2017,… Read More

Elementary reading scores remain strong By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District continues to be among the top schools in Otter Tail County and the Freshwater Education District on state standardized testing. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, which lasted just under 20 minutes, the Henning School Board received the results from the MCA III… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Dozens of classic vehicles lined the streets of downtown Henning on Friday night for the final Rock, Roll and Stroll car show in downtown Henning. The car show was sponsored by the Tri-County Cruisers on the third Friday of each month throughout the summer months. Several local businesses stayed open late on… Read More