Discounts on product lines to be offered By Tucker Henderson Reporter Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Month, Lund Boats will be offering discounts on their product line for “Everyday Heroes,” the first responders responsible for helping out communities in tough times. The discount will be valid to all eligible members throughout the month of May. “Everyday Heroes… Read More

Petersen grew up in OTC, served during the Vietnam War By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Mike Petersen, who grew up in Otter Tail County, is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who will be one of the speakers May 27 during the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Washington, D.C. This ceremony, at the Vietnam… Read More

Contributed photo Henning Lions Club member Leila Ehdaie-Jarrott presented Henning Police Chief Mike Helle with 18 trees to plant along a proposed new walking path near the baseball and softball fields. The trees will be planted on the new walking path to help provide shade as they grow.

Vehicle tires, rims stolen at Big Pine Lake near Perham By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies reported a farm fatality north of Parkers Prairie which took place early afternoon on May 7. The name of the victim is Kyle Olson, 28, of Parkers Prairie. The victim, who at first sustained critical injuries, had been working… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten The Henning Reading Club hosted its annual senior tea with the female graduates of Henning High School. The students and their mothers enjoyed tear, snacks and a time of fellowship prior to the Henning High School graduation on May 10. The event was held at the Landmark Center. 

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual Henning School junior high musical was held on Monday, May 13 in the school gym. This year’s musical was a rendition of Beauty and the Beast and featured seventh and eighth grade students at the school. Among the students participating in the musical was (above): Isaak Lomeli (the beast) who… Read More

License applications now open Hunters have through Saturday, June 15, to apply for one of the 10 elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Licenses offered this year include two landowner permits, two 10-year history permits, and six general lottery permits. Hunters can apply for: • One of three available licenses to harvest either… Read More

Join the Otter Tail County Historical Society for a tour of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. High on a hill overlooking Clitherall Lake is the resting place of many Cutlerites, the Mormon splinter group that founded Otter Tail County’s first permanent settlement. Led by Alpheus Cutler, the group was living in… Read More

Photos by Kendall Koenen Henning Elementary School students had the opportunity to try some of the obstacles commonly found on the TV show America Ninja Warrior as the Ninja Anywhere course came to town on the last day of school. The students ran up a warped wall, across an unbalanced surface and swing on a ring… Read More

Contributed photo The Henning High School Class of 1956 held their high school reunion on July 7, 2023. The group gets together every July to reflect on their high school memories, as well as catch up on the past year.