Local hospital ranked in top 10 hospitals in the state Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals” report for 2022 is out and Perham Health is listed in the Top Ten Hospitals in Minnesota and ranked 283rd in the top 500 hospitals in the U.S. Top 10 hospitals in Minnesota for 2022 include: 1. Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minn. (#1 in… Read More

Ottertail Community Auction set for Saturday at community center By Chad Koenen Publisher Over the past 14 years the Ottertail Community Auction has become much more than an event to simply pass time on a warm July evening. It has become a place where a person can go fishing on the bottom of a beer bottle,… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener House plants do more than clean our air, they can also boost our mood according to Mengmeng Gu, an associate professor of horticulture at Texas A&M University. In an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the professor says plants can quickly improve our mood.  It is not only the appearance of plants that… Read More

Question: How many classes of drivers’ licenses are there and what do they mean? Answer: Minnesota has four different classes of drivers’ licenses. Class D is valid for:   • Single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less;  • Recreational vehicles;  • Certain farm vehicles; • Towing vehicles, regardless of weight, provided the GVW of the combination… Read More

It is time to celebrate national Hot Dog Day!  On March 29, 1859 Oscar Mayer was born in Bavaria, Germany.   At age 11, Mayer’s father died and he quit school to help support his family in a grocery store owned by his cousin.  When the store ended up closing, Mayer moved to the United States… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Dozens of pontoons and boats were decorated in a variety of red, white and blue colors during the annual West Leaf Lake Fourth of July pontoon parade last week. With sunny skies and warm temperatures, a number of people lined the shores of the lake to watch the parade…. Read More

Our Summer Reading Series continues this Wednesday, July 13 at 7 p.m., with guest reader Lisa Dreyer reading from “When Grandma gives you a Lemon Tree.” Free activities and a small treat will follow. New readers will be featured each Wednesday in July. The Art of the Lakes Studio Tour 2022 takes place this weekend, July… Read More

Photos by Dan Broten The creative musical trio The Jolly Pops brought their upbeat, original music and children’s standards in a concert for all ages at the Landmark Center in Henning on Wednesday. The performance featured everything from puppets to songs and more. 

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual West Leaf Lake Fourth of July pontoon parade was held on Monday afternoon. The parade featured approximately 25 entrants who decorated their boats, pontoons and jet skis for Independence Day. Among the floats was one featuring a volleyball net (above), as well as countless American flags.