The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for passionate and dedicated students interested in learning more about natural resource careers through paid summer internships. DNR summer interns gain valuable training, build meaningful experience and share their knowledge and perspectives to help create a healthy, sustainable, and inclusive Minnesota. The DNR has a wide variety of… Read More

Animal-loving Minnesotans who leave corn for hungry pheasants at this time of year could be doing more harm than good, say wildlife experts with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Feeding wildlife can create a number of problems. For pheasants, it can draw them out of thick cover, which makes them vulnerable to predators, more susceptible… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate January 30, 2018 Shannon Tierney took first place at the annual Henning School Spelling Bee on Wednesday morning. Kira Koester took second and Alyvia Bunkowski took third place.  Katelyn Rinicker, who is the daughter of Lisa and Sean Rinicker was crowned as queen while Bryce Rach, who is the son of Dondi Kimber… Read More

Photo by Dani Koenen, contributed photo The Henning School District honored the work of the school’s paraprofessionals last week as part of the state paraprofessional appreciaiton week. Henning School paraprofessionals include: Gabrielle Bunkowski, LuAnn Weniger, Deb Baune and Heidi Reinbold. Middle row: Amy Johnson, Stephanie Jossart, Teri Wogan, Jasmine Lane, Pam Wiese and Lisa Nygaard. Back… Read More

Students pursuing careers in the healthcare field are eligible for Perham Health’s Healthcare Careers Scholarship. Five scholarships of $1,000 each are available for students enrolled or planning to enroll in the healthcare field. Applicants must be residents of the Battle Lake, Frazee, Henning, Perham, or New York Mills school districts.    Interested individuals should complete the… Read More

Henning poker player wins second naitonal championship By Chad Koenen Publisher Few feelings in life can match that of a poker player watching a card hit on the river, or having their opponent push all-in, only to see you have the top pair heading into the flop. There is a roller coaster of fear, anguish, excitement and… Read More

Audit shows slight increase in enrollment in 2022 By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District received nearly 15 percent more revenue than its final budget, while also under spending its budget by nearly 5 percent. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop the school district from spending $547,038 more than it received in revenue last year.  During its regularly… Read More

Kovash Marine, EZ Load and Dock to construct businesses By Jenna Esala Correspondent The first regularly scheduled Ottertail City Council meeting of 2023 opened up with two public hearings, both to review Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) applied for by businesses hoping to build on lots on Pottery Drive. The businesses that applied were Kovash Marine and … Read More

Grant to expand broadband access across rural Minnesota By Robert Williams Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Arvig and Otter Tail Telecom have been awarded grants from the Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband program. Arvig received $1,140,705 to complete a mainline and last-mile project that will reach 171 unserved and 100 underserved households, farms and businesses in the southeastern portion of Otter… Read More

County approves lake area projects By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The former Fergus Falls newspaper building on the east side of Fergus Falls near Minnesota Motor Company on Pebble Lake Road continues to be occupied, temporarily, by county employees who work for the Motor Vehicle and Land and Resource departments. This is the temporary location while remodeling… Read More