The Otter Tail Central youth wrestlers are keeping busy after traveling to Frazee on Saturday, Jan. 24 and Alexandria on Sunday, Jan. 25. The Bulldogs had 10 wrestlers compete in Frazee; Boone Curtis, Paisley Springer, Courtney Spychalla and Finley Springer took finished in first place; Hayden Bussa, RJ Johnson and Parker Bussa finished in second place;… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs received the ninth seed and will open the Section 6A tournament on the road on Tuesday night against eighth seeded Pelican Rapids. The winner of the match will take on top seeded Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville on Friday at 3 p.m. at Bertha-Hewitt High School. Other quarterfinal matches include… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 Citizen’s Advocate Members of the 2020-21 Henning girls basketball team were honored prior to the start of their game on Friday night. The team was recognized as being a finalist in last year’s state basketball tournament, before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A one-of-a-kind Christmas present has turned… Read More

Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen The annual Henning Rod and Gun Club ice fishing derby was held on Saturday afternoon on Middle Leaf Lake. Local anglers braved a cold wind and caught a fair amount of fish during the three hour tournament. 

Members of DC Lions Club express a desire to find a compromise By Chad Koenen Publisher The owners of Wet Woody’s Pub and Grub in downtown Deer Creek have served a 30-day notice to the Deer Creek Lions Club to end its charitable operation at the Deer Creek establishment.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night,… Read More

Event to feature fishing, food, games on local lake By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you like to go ice fishing? Perhaps you like to just be outside on a nice Minnesota winter day? Are you looking for a fun way to help a local organization give back to the community?  If you answered yes to any of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Citizen’s Advocate was honored as one of the top newspapers in the state as part of the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest.  The Citizen’s Advocate was recognized during the 159th annual Minnesota Newspaper Convention, which was held at the Marriot Hotel in Brooklyn Center last week. More than 4,100 entries… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Grants from the state of Minnesota sales tax revenue from the Legacy Amendment, approved by state voters in 2008, will be used by Otter Tail County for design work of one section of the Glacial Edge Trail. This section will run from the northwest section of Maplewood State Park southward… Read More

Former Henning resident has been a staple at local music festival By Tucker Henderson Reporter Back before David “Dave” Virnala’s family ever bought a television set, his parents would take him to the Liberty Theatre in New York Mills where they would watch movies about twice a month and he got his first taste of Elvis’… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In 2023 the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners established the Hazard Mitigation Project Assistant Grant Program, utilizing funds to help communities throughout the county. The goal is to reduce the long-term risk to human life and property resulting from severe winter and summer storms.  Outdoor warning siren and generator projects… Read More