By Chad Koenen Publisher Henning School continues to rank as one of the top schools in the region when it comes to reading and state standardized testing. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, Henning School Principal Thomas Williams reviewed the 2023 state testing results with members of the Henning School Board. The test results showed that… Read More

Dancing Loons vineyard is located near North Turtle Lake By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The spirit of Bryan Severson was with grape pickers under sunny skies Sept. 13 when friends joined Vicki Severson, east of Underwood, at the Severson’s Dancing Loons vineyard.  This was again part of the annual tradition at the 4-acre vineyard. For several years… Read More

Fire reported on Sept. 18 near Clitherall By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Sept. 18, reported that a double-stall garage in Clitherall was destroyed by fire. This was a detached garage. The nearby house received some siding damage, but the family is still able to live in the dwelling. Deputies said the owner who was… Read More

Cline is a graduate of BL High School Lake Region Healthcare is pleased to announce that Dr. David Cline has joined the provider team and will be returning to his roots in Battle Lake to provide primary care services at the clinic there.  After graduating from Battle Lake High School, Dr. Cline received his undergraduate degree at Hamline… Read More

Nelson shares vision for success at gathering in FF By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Renowned businessman Kenny Nelson of Perham shared his vision for success as an inspirational speaker in Fergus Falls Wednesday evening at A Center for the Arts. He is widely known for his success in the candy and pet food business. Nelson also is a community leader… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County board members, on Sept. 12, secured funding for security at area county garages. A motion by county board member Dan Bucholz of Perham and seconded by Commissioner Bob Lahman of Parkers Prairie was approved for a transfer of $58,344 for key card access and cameras for Fergus Falls, Henning, New… Read More

Network upgrades highlight busy 2023 for Arvig Arvig has recently completed the construction of its first 400-Gigabit-capable routes across portions of its fiber network backbone, equipping its rapidly expanding network with the largest bandwidth capacity in the company’s history. The 400-Gigabit-ready routes quadruple the network’s previous maximum bandwidth of up to 100 Gbps and provide scalability beyond 1… Read More

Country school was located in Western Township in Otter Tail County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Stock families had several social outlets in Western Township southwest of Fergus Falls, mainly the District 56 country school that housed first through eighth grades.  “It was much like a home school today,” said Dave Stock, Fergus Falls High School… Read More

Contributed photos The Henning Lions Club hosted it annual community picnic and grill raffle earlier this month. The picnic was moved indoors due to inclement weather. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Jacob Quam Memorial Scholarship. Above: Dylan Juvrud won the grill raffle. Below: Sharon Witt was the first person to stop by B&D… Read More

Jacob Arthur Larson, 29, of Parkers Prairie, received a stay of imposition in county court, Fergus Falls, on Aug. 28. Larson will have his felony conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon reduced to a misdemeanor if he stays law abiding during a probationary period. Larson pled guilty on July 10, 2023. Total court fees total… Read More