Photos by Nici Helmrichs,  Chad Koenen, contributed A strong storm with up to 80 mile per hour winds knocked out power to thousands of local residents on Saturday night. The storm began shortly after dark and resulted in some large trees being uprooted (right on Milne Ave.). Several pontoons on area lakes, like on Otter Tail Lake… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Sauer Family Foundation of St. Paul, since 1996, has partnered with Otter Tail County and other areas of Minnesota to strengthen the well-being of children and their families. A new grant of close to $227,000 has been awarded to Otter Tail County for the development of Family Resource Centers throughout… Read More

Photos by Chad and Dani Koenen The incoming and outgoing Henning Festival royalty gathered shortly after coronation on Friday night for picture to mark the new royalty’s reign. Pictured above includes Kennedy Lutgens, Evie Thorson, Lucy Torgerson, Tiffany Weber, Kendra Juvrud, Lila Thorson and Emma Bahnson. They were joined by outgoing Little Miss Henning royalty: Brielle… Read More

Contributed photo A new all-inclusive basket swing has been installed at the Henning City Park. Proceeds from the past several years at the Henning Haunted House helped to fund the project. The city also received a $2,000 Moen Brother’s Grant from Astera Health to offset the costs. The swing is design to accommodate individuals of… Read More

A year from now, Henning High School and the community will celebrate with an all-school reunion. In preparation for that event, a volunteer committee at Henning Landmark Center is working on the compilation of a Henning History Book. The committee has had two work meetings and is now asking the community for help in form of… Read More

Local students graduate from CLC Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2023-24 graduates. These students have completed degree, diploma or certificate programs.     High honors students earned a 3.75-4.0 GPA. Honors students earned 3.25-3.74 GPA. The list includes all but those students with data privacy requested.    Local students who graduated from CLC include:  Jason… Read More

After a quarter-century in storage, a collection of mural paintings has been unveiled at the Land and Resource Management department in the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls. Believed to be the work of artists enrolled in the Depression-era Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, these murals offer a glimpse into the county’s past. The… Read More

The Headwaters High-Value Network (HVN) announced its launch today as a collaboration of 19 independent rural Minnesota hospitals working together on clinical and business initiatives to strengthen healthcare in rural communities across the state. The centerpiece of the Headwaters collaboration is a clinically integrated network (CIN) featuring 19 hospitals and more than 50 clinics that will… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Abi Eckhoff, who is the daughter of Tim and Tether Eckhoff of Henning, was crowned as the 2019-20 Henning Festival Queen. The queen coronation took place on Friday night during the annual Henning Festival celebration. In addition to the Henning Festival Queen coronation, Jolene Fosse, who is the… Read More

Miss Henning, Little Miss Henning to follow the parade on Friday night By Chad Koenen Publisher Fresh off the busy Fourth of July weekend, Henning area residents will once again be gearing up for a busy few days as the annual Henning Festival celebration comes to town. The event will once again kick off on Thursday night with… Read More