Leisure, hospitality sector is Minnesota’s fourth largest industry in the state By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Minnesota’s leisure and hospitality sector makes up the fourth largest industry in the state, with about 250,000 employees staffing everything from lakeside resorts and hotels to restaurants, museums and theaters. Last year the state legislature approved the first funding increase… Read More

First college in Greater Minnesota to offer cannabis education Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) has announced a new collaboration with cannabis education and training leader Green Flower to offer three new certificate programs designed to prepare students for careers in the cannabis industry. M State is the first two-year college in Greater Minnesota,… Read More

Senator addressed state media at annual newspaper convention By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Among the keynote speakers at this year’s annual Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) convention in the Twin Cities was Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, daughter of the late Star-Tribune columnist Jim Klobuchar. “You as small town journalists are telling the stories that maybe not… Read More

Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to be wary of potential scam calls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A county resident, address not released to the news media, was scammed and lost $6,000, according to sheriff deputies on Feb. 8. The scam victim bought $6,000 in gift cards and sent the codes to a person she thought was trying to… Read More

The University of Minnesota Extension Office welcomes Rachel (Johnson) Wahlstrom to the West Otter Tail County (WOTC) Extension team. As a former Otter Tail County 4-H member, Wahlstrom will return to the program as an Extension Educator to lead a range of 4-H Youth Development programs. Her primary role as an Extension Educator will be… Read More

Photos by Tom Hintgen Permanent Old Clitherall displays can be seen at the county museum as part of the Otter Tail County Historical Society on the west side of Fergus Falls. Old Clitherall became the county’s first non Native American settlement in 1865, the same time as the end of the Civil War.

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 As Ashley Ladwig, Maggie Cronk and Madisyn Johnson head into their final months at Henning School, school librarian Pam Wiese found a special surprise for three of the most frequent patrons of the library over the past 13 years—a copy of the first book they ever checked out… Read More

Angell named to BSU Dean’s List Joseph Angell, a Bemidji State University student originally from Ottertail, has earned Dean’s List honors at BSU for the Fall 2023 semester.    To be eligible for Bemidji State’s Dean’s List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester and be enrolled in at least 12… Read More

Raffle tickets are still available in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher Record temperatures have done a number on ice conditions on local lakes across the region this winter.  With temperatures resembling April, as opposed to the heart of winter, the Henning Rod and Gun has been forced to cancel the annual Ice Fishing Derby on Middle Leaf Lake…. Read More

State BPA contest set for March 14-16 in Minneapolis Six Henning students have advanced to the state BPA contest. The students qualified for state after competing in the Regional BPA contest in Detroit Lakes on Wednesday, Jan. 24.  Due to some illnesses and other conflicts Henning only had nine students who competed in the regional contest…. Read More