Arvig has been awarded grant funding from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development’s Broadband Line Extension Connection Program to construct last-mile fiber network infrastructure for high-speed internet to 69 unserved locations.  Arvig was awarded grants totaling $543,244 from the program after submitting successful lowest-cost bids to provide fiber to the locations. Total project funding is $612,244,… Read More

State walleye fishing opener set for Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher There may be no bigger high than pulling a large fish during the annual fishing opener weekend in Minnesota—other than, of course, the birth of a child or getting married.  After a near record ice out in March, area fishing guides and fishermen have been chomping… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual junior and senior high band and choir concert was held on Monday night at Henning School. The concert also included selections from the drum line (above). The drum line used barrels for one of their selections, while the band played several songs they performed at contest. The evening came to… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent An exhibit, “Slavery to Today,” ran from April 26 to May 9 at the Fergus Falls Public Library. African American artifacts and artworks, from the collection of Alan Page and his late wife, Diane Sims Page, made up the exhibition “Testify: Americana.” Page, formerly a star lineman for the Minnesota Vikings,… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent People who visit Paisley Park, the home and studio of the late musician Prince, see lots of purple throughout the facility and even an entire “Purple Rain” room. The hour and a half tour is $65 per person and is well worth it. As noted on the Paisley Park website, the… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners have approved a conditional use permit for the Otter Tail County Parks and Trails Department for Phelps Mill Master Plan Phase 1, consisting of building and improving park amenities at Phelps Mill County Park. Phase 1 of the master plan includes prairie and wetlands restoration, trail construction, boardwalk construction,… Read More

Historic talk, gathering set for Friday at former State Hospital Join the Otter Tail County Historical Society for an exterior tour of the Fergus Falls State Hospital on Friday, May 10, 7 p.m. Designed as a single unit, the State Hospital is an architectural icon that mimics the architectural concepts of Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, a… Read More

Contributed photos On Wednesday members of the Ottertail Lakers 4-H Club joined students in Stephanie Jorgenson’s second grade class for a STEM project. The project taught the class about fireflies and electric connections using a button battery to power two lightbulbs to light up a paper firefly. Youth leaders were Jacob Menze, Cade Strege, Ella… Read More

Fishing guides get in on the tradition fun By Tucker Henderson Reporter With Minnesota’s fishing opener coming up this weekend, no doubt there will be countless boats on the waters of Otter Tail County and across the state. Making up a small fleet of those fishermen will be Phil Jensen and Todd Cameron, business partners in… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on April 28, reported two injuries during a ATV crash in Perham Township. The accident took place at 2:21 a.m. Authorities received a distress call. Deputies, first on the scene, found two adult victims after the crash. They suffered serious but not non-life-threatening injuries. They were transported to the… Read More