5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 The fifth ranked Otter Tail Central Bulldogs took care of business against United North Central on Friday as they scored 56 points in the first half to move to 7-0 on the season.  The Bulldogs will finish their regular season on Wednesday night in Barrett as they will… Read More

Photos by Chad and Dani Koenen Henning featured a number of events last week as part of the annual homecoming week celebration. In addition to coronation and a bonfire on Monday night, homecoming week featured a large parade on Friday afternoon with students decorating floats. Among the floats was an eighth grade float with a beach… Read More

Photo by Dani Koenen As Chase Powers and Carter Kenyon look on, Cayden Dittberner was crowned as the 2023 Homecoming King during coronation on Monday night at Henning High School. Coronation kicked off a busy week at the school, which included a bon fire on Monday night and will include a parade on Friday afternoon. For… Read More

Flower baskets start to show up throughout town By Chad Koenen Publisher Darrel Biksen has made it his mission to bring a little extra color and cheer to the greater Henning area this summer. Biksen, who works at Goeden’s Greenhouse in Henning, has spent just about every day this summer watering and maintaining flowers across the region.  Recently,… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council approved a 20 percent increase in its 2024 preliminary tax levy last week. During a special city council meeting on Thursday night, which lasted just eight minutes, the Henning City Council approved its 2024 preliminary tax levy. The approval was needed by the end of September and could increase… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With a number of projects on the horizon and some aging infrastructure, the Deer Creek City Council approved a 10 percent increase in its preliminary tax levy last week. The approval came during the city’s regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night. The 2024 preliminary tax levy can be lowered before it is finalized… Read More

County to seek grants to enhance Otter Tail County Safe Communities Coalition By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Commissioners, on Sept. 26, approved a grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for traffic safety projects during the period from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024. Otter Tail County Public Health was authorized to… Read More

CO2 pipeline planned from Fergus Falls to Breckenridge By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Representatives of Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions addressed the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning, Sept. 26.  Plans call for transporting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) by pipeline from the Green Plains Ethanol Plant northwest of Fergus Falls to a location… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident east of Dalton, close to 8:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 23. The accident took place on Highway 12 near Johnson Lake. Sheriff deputies said the vehicles involved were a car and pickup. One vehicle swerved into the oncoming lane, close to 298th Avenue… Read More

Rimpila returns to area classrooms in new venture with PartnerShip 4 Health By Tucker Henderson Reporter Although he transferred from teaching elementary students to driving them to school each day, Jeff Rimpila hasn’t retired from teaching students about the importance of physical education.   Through bus driving, Rimpila has opened up his schedule so that he’s able to… Read More