By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County residents who have attended public meetings in previous months have expressed their desire for their roadways to be maintained at the highest level. Doing so requires lots of money. Factoring in road resurfacing, reconstruction and adding in bridge replacements results in millions of dollars. The county board of commissioners, on May 23,… Read More

Photo by Korie Koenen Summer is upon the greater Henning area as temperatures approached 90 degrees last week. On Tuesday the sign at the Landmark Center reached 89 degrees as school let out for the day. 

Construction to take place in 2024 Construction of a boardwalk, prairie restoration and trail construction for Phelps Mill Park could get underway in the summer of 2024, one year from now. This would follow repairs recently completed on the historic four mill. “Our plans for 2024 depend on Otter Tail County obtaining needed grant money,” says… Read More

COLA is a private volunteer group aimed at promoting area lakes By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (COLA) held its first gathering of the 2023 summer lakes season Thursday evening, May 18, at the Ottertail Community Center. COLA is a private volunteer group, with a board of directors, working… Read More

Photos by Kendall Koenen and Dani Koenen Hening (below and middle right) and Deer Creek (above and bottom right) hosted a pair of Memorial Day programs on Monday morning. Among the guest speakers Pastor Dan Larsen at the Henning program (middle right) and 9th District Vice Commander Steve NaSalle in Deer Creek (above). Other highlights include… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Kindergarten students at Henning School jumped for joy after defeating their classmates in the annual tug of war at the track and field event on Monday. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher An otherwise empty field near the Deer Creek Rifle Range could soon be home to a new pistol and archery range in rural Deer Creek.  As part of his Eagle Scout project for Wadena Troop 54, Colby Schmid is hoping to share his passion for trap and archery with people in the greater… Read More

School board to host work session in June By Chad Koenen Publisher After a school building referendum failed for the second time since November, the Henning School District will take a new look at its options for necessary maintenance and repairs at the school building. The school district had been seeking a more than $27 million… Read More

Local bank named as one of strongest mid-size banks in the state By Chad Koenen Publisher One doesn’t have to travel far in Otter Tail County without seeing a project or sign that was touched by First National Bank of Henning, Ottertail and Battle Lake. After all, the bank has been dubbed the Community Bank of… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual junior high musical was held last Monday at the school. This year’s junior high musical was entitled “Into the Woods” and featured several fairy tale characters all working together in a musical.