Seasonal road restrictions in accordance with Minnesota Statute §169.87 went into effect on Friday March 7, for Becker County Highways that are South of US Highway 10.  Seasonal road restrictions will go into effect on Becker County Highways that are North of US Highway 10 at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 18.  The weight restriction signs… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County collections is an ongoing process that includes recouping money related to public assistance, long-term care medical assistance and other cases related to various county-assessed fees such as jail and detox.  Otter Tail County employees, in 2025, recovered $1.78 million. A year earlier, in 2024, a total of… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Citizen’s Advocate Gary Meyer, of the Minnesota Geological Survey Department, said the Continenal Divide basically goes right through downtown Henning. Most of the water on the East side of Highway 108 flows to Willow Creek. That body of water eventually joins Leaf River, flows to the Red Eye… Read More

On Saturday March 14,the Henning Fire Department conducted an ice rescue/cold water rescue training.  Henning was joined by Ottertail Fire Department, Battle Lake Fire Department and Vining Fire Department, along with the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office Sherp and the area Sprint Medic for the training.   The training was conducted with instructors from Customized… Read More

Second fire reported at garage, house in NY Mills By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek and Henning Fire Departments responded to a fire in the upstairs portion of a residence in rural Deer Creek on the afternoon of March 11. According to a release from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, Korie Gray reported a… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County announced the completion of the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 35 reclamation project, including the bike trail that connects the Heart of the Lakes Trail to Vergas on Thursday, March 12. The project included a full-depth reclamation and resurfacing of 10.8 miles of CSAH 35 and the construction… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The Henning Elementary cheerleaders put on a show in front of a large crowd of Henning basketball fans on Friday night. The group was under the direction of Mary Trana and a number of assistants who performed a number of cheers during halftime of the Henning and Underwood boys basketball game…. Read More

Boggs was a camp counselor for two years at rural Henning camp By Chad Koenen Publisher A chance phone call his brother received from Lutheran Island Camp a few years ago set off a series of events for Evan Boggs that almost seem so unbelievable that you would need to hear it first-hand to believe… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Ottertail City Council continued its push to make improvements to Ottertail Avenue and China Street, which could take place as soon as this summer. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19, the city council moved forward with seeking bids for road improvements on China St. from Buchanan Road… Read More

Deer Creek council to look into options at four-way stop By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek Lions Club will continue to offer gambling services at Wet Woody’s Pub and Grub in Deer Creek. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Deer Creek City Council acknowledged a letter it received from Wet Woody’s… Read More