County to explore possible locations for a new FRC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In late 2023 the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners contracted with a consultant to complete a community needs assessment on development of one or more Family Resource Centers (FRCs).  An FRC can be located at either a school or community location,… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central boys track team collected eight top finishes, while the girls team collected six first place finishes of their own at the Anderson/Cole Invite in Perham on Friday night. Mason Dalluge picked up a pair of first place finishes in both the long jump and the triple jump with jumps… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, April 16, 2019 One year after finishing 24th out of 25 competitors at the state speech meet, Henning High School senior found herself up on stage in the finals on Friday night. Weller, who is the daughter of Jeff and Holly Weller of rural Henning, advanced to her second straight state… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher  A long-awaited business development in the heart of Battle Lake has its first tenant.  ¶  Total Body Fitness officially opened on April 2 and brings a 24 hour gym with a big city feel to a small town in the heart of lakes country. The gym is owned and operated by Battle… Read More

DC clerk has served the city since 2018 By Chad Koenen Publisher Thomas Parish will once again enter into retirement at the end of May—this time as city clerk for Deer Creek. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 1, Parish officially submitted his letter of retirement to the Deer Creek City Council, which will be… Read More

Meeting set for Monday at Ottertail Community Center By Chad Koenen Publisher The Ottertail Community and Business Association will host its annual meeting and membership banquet with special guest ventriloquist James Wedgwood on Monday, April 15 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Ottertail Community Center. Wedgwood has performed at countless corporate programs, banquets,… Read More

Part-time position to work up to 20 hours per week By Chad Koenen Publisher A new face could soon be coming to the City of Henning office building.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Henning City Council approved a request from the city staff to hire an additional person to work in the office moving… Read More

Two affordable senior housing options discussed By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Speaking to county commissioners on March 26 about financing for the construction of two affordable senior housing tri-plexes in the city of Dalton was Otter Tail County’s Community Development Director Amy Baldwin. This project, known as North Fields of Dalton, is moving forward with use… Read More

Photo by Tom Hintgen The annual smelt feed sponsored by the Parkers Prairie Lions Club was held on Saturday, April 6, at the community event center. Also served was pollock, French fries, cole slaw, dinner roll, lemonade and water.

MSHSL unveiled 35-second shot clock during 2023-24 season By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent It was the beginning of a new era of high school basketball strategy all across Otter Tail County in 2023-24. New this year in Minnesota was that offensive players, when heading down court, had only 35 seconds to attempt a basketball shot. This… Read More