County to host open house at Dalton senior housing project By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons petitioned the Otter Tail Board of Commissioners to use $213,000 of Public Safety Funds, as well as forfeiture funds, to purchase a Sherp N 1200 rescue vehicle. The breakdown of cost is $163,042 from safety funds… Read More

‘Newsies’ opens Friday, to host three shows in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher Henning School will be going back to the late 1800s this week as part of their annual fall musical. This year’s musical is entitled “Newsies” and is based on the real-life Newsboys strike of 1899. This year’s musical takes place in New York City where… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen Inarah Pederson (not pictured) captured first place in the annual Henning Lions Club Peace Poster contest. Emily Hanson (middle) captured second place and Hendrick Witt (right) took third place in the contest. Pederson’s poster will advance to the 5m9 District Contest. with the opportunity to even advance to state. A total of… Read More

Photos by Dan Broten The Landmark Center in Henning hosted a special reception on Monday evening for Henning School students who produced oil pastels with visiting artist Stephen Henning over the past few weeks. Henning not only worked with students, but also members of the community during an oil pastel class at the Landmark Center. 

Otter Tail County Commissioners invite community members to the upcoming open house at the Parkers Prairie Event Center, 201 West Main Street, on Monday, November 25, from 7-9 p.m. This is not a board of commissioners meeting but an opportunity to engage with your commissioners and learn about Otter Tail County initiatives and projects in… Read More

DIY Painting Class ~ Get ready to paint an adorable winter project with instructor Steph Ladwig and enjoy a fun night out!  In this hands-on DIY class, you’ll choose one of three festive designs to create your own beautiful winter masterpiece.  Choices include an 18”x9” winter PEACE sign adorned with vibrant cardinals; a peaceful 18”… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2019 In its first state tournament in program history the Henning Hornets went toe-to-toe with the eventual second place finisher Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in the opening round and lost in a dramatic five sets match against BBE in the consolation bracket. The losses end the Hornets’ season with a record of… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual Veterans Day program at Henning School featured a number of songs, a time to honor local veterans (below), guest speaker Jeremiah Sapp (far left) and MC Monica Hansen (middle below). In keeping with tradition, kindergarten students “flew” through the crowd during the Air Force anthem (bottom). Students in grades K-5… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen A pair of trunk or treats in Henning provided local youth with enough candy to fill just about every pumpkin, ice cream bucket or event plastic bags on Thursday night. Trunk or treats were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (above) and the City of Henning parking lot (right), as well as… Read More

Project scheduled to start in spring 2025 By Chad Koenen Publisher The long-awaited water tower project in the City of Deer Creek has been officially pushed back to the start of 2025. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Deer Creek City Council approved a change order with Onyx Blasting and Coating, LLC that will push… Read More