Unusually mild weather in February is impacting road and trail conditions in several parts of the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Several roads and motorized trails in state forests, state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management areas are likely to close earlier than usual because they’re too soft and muddy to support… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 Tyson and Kale Misegades placed second at the regional hoop shoot contest in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday. The brothers competed against state champions from Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois in the North Central Region. Tyson and Kale each made 22 of 25 shots to place second in their… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen The Henning School student body had the unique opportunity to get out of class on Friday afternoon and watch a girls basketball game between Bertha-Hewitt and Henning. The afternoon featured a variety of crowd cheers, including “the roller coaster” cheer led by Dawson Misegades (above), as well as a variety of games… Read More

Otter Tail County Republican Caucus On behalf of the Otter Tail County Republicans, the Republicans invite all the 91 precincts within Otter Tail County to their respective caucus locations on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. for check in, with a Call to Order at 7 p.m. There will be 2 caucus locations within Otter Tail… Read More

B&D Foods in Henning continues to offer free grocery delivery By Chad Koenen Publisher Small town businesses have long been known to go the extra mile for customers and the community they serve. That is the case for Doug and Mary Trana and the staff at B&D Foods located in the heart of downtown Henning.   ¶ … Read More

Dinsmore served as a Marine in World War II By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In February 1945 a young man named Dean Dinsmore, who grew up on a farm near Ulen northeast of Moorhead, was a Marine and part of the United States invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II.  The capture of the small… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Bowling alleys in Otter Tail County, some no longer standing, provided great entertainment. Today, older county residents have great memories of bowling during the 1950s and 1960s. Those were the days of pin boys who manually placed bowling pins, prior to the introduction of automatic pinsetters. Many bowling alleys were located… Read More

Photo by Tom Hintgen Citizen’s Advocate co-publisher Chad Koenen presided as outgoing president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) during the annual newspaper awards banquet Thursday evening, Feb. 1, in the Twin Cities. Koenen recently wrapped up his second year as president of the MNA organization. He will serve one more year on the nine-person MNA… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a traffic accident on Feb. 2 after a vehicle struck a deer southwest of Vining at 7:28 a.m. on Feb. 4. The incident took place at the intersection of Highway 57 and 190th Street.  Airbags were deployed and seat belts were worn. Sheriff deputies said the driver… Read More

Timothy Dale Schmidt, 30, of Perham, received a stay of adjudication in county court, Fergus Falls, on Dec. 29, 2023, related to a felony conviction of fifth-degree felony drug possession. Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once… Read More