Child care providers in Otter Tail County can apply to the new Child Care Capacity Grant Program. The program is intended to support child care program needs for existing providers and increase child care slots for new or expanding providers in Otter Tail County. Access to quality and affordable child care is needed for people to… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 A group of area residents became “super heroes” for a day in an effort to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer. Members of “Team Bryce” raised $3,600 on Sept. 17 as part of the Cure-Search Superheros Unite! event at Lake Phalen in St. Paul, Minn. The Henning… Read More

The seventh and eighth grade football teams kicked off their seasons with a couple close and tough games. The eighth graders fell to Parkers Prairie in their regular season opener by a score of 14-0 and the seventh graders fell by a score of 20-0. The following week the Bulldogs made huge improvements in Battle Lake… Read More

Contributed photo The dad’s of Henning senior volleyball players grilled a team supper in honor of their daughters last week. The dads prepared the meal at the city park. Senior volleyball players who attended the team meal include: Front row: Natalie Eckhoff, Gretchen Eckhoff, Aaliyah Olson, Lilly Fraki, Faith Fisher, Ally Hart and Becca Frederick…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A motion by County Commissioner Kurt Mortenson of rural Underwood and seconded by Commissioner Dan Bucholz of rural Perham was carried unanimously to authorize appropriate county officials’ signatures for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Contract Agreement. This agreement between Otter Tail County and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety sustains and… Read More

Local youth learns art of ventriloquism By Chad Koenen Publisher Hadley Anderson, and her doll Darci, stood on the front yard of their rural Henning home last week and belted out a rendition of Alicia Keys’ hit “This Girl is on Fire.” Of course it was difficult to tell exactly who was doing the singing, as… Read More

By Jenna Baker Correspondent September’s Ottertail City Council meeting opened up to a full house of hopeful owners of the city’s 1980 truck, which was being sold as surplus property by the city via closed bids.  Sixteen total closed bids were received with the highest coming in at $4,201.95. After the initial reading, the prospective buyers were… Read More

Main lift station was identified to be replaced back in 2014 By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning received positive news on what could have been a major sanitary issue regarding its main lift station. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the Henning City Council heard that the control panel went out on the main lift… Read More

DC Lions Club organizes project for growing sport By Chad Koenen Publisher Pickleball is one of, if not the fastest, growing sport in the country.  New courts are popping up in the area just as fast as people can build them. Just about as soon as they are completed, players from across the area converge on the court… Read More

City staff begins correcting newly discovered issues By Chad Koenen Publisher An independent audit of the Henning Utility Department found several issues regarding billing and equipment which was in need of repair. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the Henning City Council heard the findings of an independent report prepared by Weber Integration. The report… Read More