City to seek applicants for open council position By Chad Koenen Publisher Two hot spots at the city’s substation has raised a cause for concern for city staff and the city council.  During a special city council meeting on Thursday night, the Henning City Council approved moving forward with a plan to investigate the cause for… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Music has always been a big part of Kurt Weber’s life—even when he tried his best to avoid the musical gift that he now shares with the masses.  The son of Pastor Karl and Mary Weber of rural Ottertail, Weber learned how to play piano at a very young age from his… Read More

Referendum vote to take place May 9 By Chad Koenen Publisher After a school building referendum was narrowly defeated in November, the Henning School Board is hoping for a different result when it seeks an expansive building project referendum on May 9. The two part question will seek to garner the support of a majority of… Read More

Silbernagel’s older brother was a D-Day survivor By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Delphine Silbernagel, as a child, lived briefly on a family farm near Dent, southwest of Perham. She recalls rural life in Otter Tail County with her mother, father, and ten siblings. The family moved to Fergus Falls in 1936 after her father lost… Read More

By Dee Goerge Special to the Dispatch Two quilts will be traveling between Catholic churches in the Wadena area over the next couple of months. With special fabric based on photos of earth taken from space, the quilts won’t travel as far as the photographer did. But members of Mary’s ACC Quilters hope that astronaut Karen Nyberg’s… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Twin Spruce Farm North owner Arnold Gruenes spoke to the Otter Tail Board of County Commissioners Tuesday, May 14, stating his farm meets the requirements to house additional livestock and is hopeful a permit allowing the expansion will be approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The proposal was discussed during a… Read More

Voters from across the region went to the polls on Tuesday, March 14 for the annual township elections.  Local Otter Tail County results from the township elections are as follows: Deer Creek Township A total of voters turned out to reelect Cheri Kopveiler (11 votes) as treasurer and Mike Harder (11 votes) as supervisor. Leaf Lake Township A total of… Read More

Roadway, bridge funding approved in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners approved an agreement of services between Otter Tail County and the East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District for sewage treatment funding. This is in conjunction with the Otter Tail River Watershed for Watershed Based Implementation Funding in the amount of $112,000…. Read More

 Otter Cove Children’s Museum provides learning opportunities By Benjamin Velani West Central Initiative Otter Cove Children’s Museum, in the heart of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is a wondrously whimsical space adorned with vibrantly colored installations from several local artists, depicting local scenery and wildlife.   Katie Ganoe is the Executive Director of Otter Cove. “Implicit and explicit, throughout… Read More

New $72 million facility is located on Hwy. 10 in Wadena On March 18, Astera Health, formerly Tri-County Health Care, celebrated a much-anticipated grand opening. The new $72 million facility is the culmination of over two years of construction on the western edge of Wadena, along HWY-10. Astera Health hosted a groundbreaking event in May… Read More