New hospital to open in early 2023 On August 23, Senator Tina Smith and members of her staff, staff from Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office, and representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture gathered for a special tour of the new Tri-County Health Care facility (Astera Health). The tour was led by Mortenson and Tri-County staff…. Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 The school year has already started for six new teachers in the Henning School District. Last week Jenna Damm, Dakota Aeling, Stephanie Jorgensen, Dani Beekman, Gerardo Armendarez and Lynn Headington were getting their rooms ready and becoming familiar with their new school.  As the first frisbee sailed along the… Read More

Contributed photo A large rainbow shined over downtown Henning on Friday, Aug. 19. The pictured was captured by Mary Magnuson. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher The fall sports season will get underway this week. The cross country team opened their season on Monday morning at Staples-Motley and will return to action on Thursday when they compete at a meet in New York Mills. The meet will be held at Sonnenberg Trails just outside of NY Mills. The Henning volleyball… Read More

Major portions of Afton State Park will be inaccessible by vehicle for two weeks in September while a bridge repair project takes place on the main road through the park. The bridge repair will begin on Monday, Sept. 12, with the road expected to reopen on Monday, Sept. 26. During this time, the park office (just… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Employees at First National Bank in Henning, Ottertail and Battle Lake were busy handing out candy and other items during the annual Watermelon Day parade in Vining on Saturday night. The day featured a number of events like the annual Run for the Melon 5k, arts and craft fair, live music, free… Read More

New restaurant opens in former Otter Treat restaurant in Ottertail By Chad Koenen Publisher Just one step into The Shack in Ottertail and patrons are whisked away to a BBQ shack that more closely resembles the southern part of the country, than a small former ice cream and burger joint in a tiny town in the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher While the official fall enrollment will not be known until students show up for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Henning School District is expecting a fairly large increase in its 2022-23 enrollment. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the Henning School Board heard an enrollment update… Read More

City council discusses Otter’s Tail By Chad Koenen Publisher A new loan program in the City of Ottertail has its first recipient.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday night, the Ottertail City Council approved the first City Opportunity Fund loan. The request came from the Williams Company Store. The new loan program is an offshoot of a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher As the saying goes, many hands make light work. A group of Henning volunteers are hoping that many hands turn out for a community work night in the park on Wednesday, Aug. 31.  According to Henning Police Chief Mike Helle, volunteers are being sought to move black dirt, seed grass, install park benches,… Read More