Levy increase to help cover expenses with upcoming projects By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning tax levy will be increased by over 12 percent next year. During an abbreviated special city council meeting recently, the Henning City Council approved a 12.3 percent increase in its tax levy for 2023. The levy was similar to the preliminary tax levy… Read More

Training set for Wednesday in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher Local law enforcement and emergency personnel will be conducting specialized training in the former Denny’s Food N Sport building in downtown Henning. According to Henning Fire and Police Chief Mike Helle, the local SWAT, Henning Police Department, Henning Fire Department and other emergency personnel will be conducting… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning Elementary kindergarten through fifth grade students were all smiles during their annual Christmas program on Friday afternoon. In addition to a visit from Santa Claus, the day featured a number of musical selections, including a hand bell choir led by Korie Koenen, Hannah Weller, Reggie Emter and Charlie Dehmer (below). 

Some residents fear the aesthetics of historic mill could be compromised By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County residents, on Monday evening Dec. 12, expressed their opinions about a proposed fish passage project at Phelps Mill. The public information meeting was held at the county Government Services Center in Fergus Falls. At issue for many county… Read More

New commissioner to represent southeast Otter Tail County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A new county commissioner will be sworn in when the five-person county board commences business in 2023. Robert Lahman of Parkers Prairie defeated District 4 incumbent Betty Murphy of Maine Township in the general election. Lahman had 51.4 percent of the votes and… Read More

Public Health to promote prevention strategies By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Corespondent On Dec. 13 the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved  the allocation of up to $180,000 to partially fund health educator positions to abate and prevent opioid misuse. Funding to Otter Tail County and Minnesota’s other 86 counties is the result of multistate… Read More

Vehicles, goats lost in pole shed fire By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Three weekend traffic accidents were reported by sheriff deputies on Monday, Dec. 12. At least one person was injured Dec. 9 in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 80 near Perham. The accident took place at 12:37 p.m. Another person was injured in a one-vehicle rollover… Read More

Henning to host LP-A in a Section 6A match up What started off as a three game week turned into only one game due to the weather.  It was a crazy week as the girls had morning practice on Monday due to a Christmas concert Monday evening and then didn’t have another practice, or game, until they… Read More

Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,193 degrees to 1,936 students at the end of the fall 2022 semester, with commencement ceremonies scheduled for 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, Dec. 10 in Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.  Among the students who received a degree was Jordan Brink, Deer Creek, BS, Rn Baccalaureate… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 Henning School third graders received a special treat at the end of Friday’s elementary Christmas program as they were able to crack an egg over the head of either Henning Principal Thomas Williams and Building and Grounds Supervisor Robert Brostrom. Since students and staff raised over $1,500 during… Read More