5 years ago Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Ruth Hammer, of Henning, has remained busy by stitching diapers she has created in the basement of her home in Henning. She makes the diapers for babies in third world countries out of old t-shirts and bedding. A new statue outside of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is putting a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher In one of the largest cross country meets of the season, the Otter Tail Central cross country team made the trek to the Twin Cities on Saturday for the annual Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course near the University of Minnesota. Well over 1,000 people competed at the meet with runners… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The Landmark Center and the Station next door hosted a two-day wood carving workshop with Clayton Johnson (below) last Friday and Saturday. Johnson showed a number of participants step-by-step instructions to help transform a wood blank into a piece of artwork to bring home. 

Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen School spirit was on full display last week as part of homecoming week. Monday featured coronation with William Schwartz and Isabelle Godding being crowned as king and queen (above). The royal court included: Front row: Emmalyn Bergstrom, Breanna Bunkowski, Cambrie Johnson, Boone Schmidgall, Charlotte Oseien, Isabelle Godding, William Schwartz, Alona… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen As Emmalyn Bergstrom, Breanna Bunkowski and Cambrie Johnson look on, Henning High School Homecoming King William Schwartz, who is the son of Adam and Erika Schwartz, crowned Isabelle Godding as Henning Homecoming Queen on Monday night. Godding is the daughter of Isaiah and Krista Godding. In addition to Monday’s coronation, homecoming week… Read More

Council approved 20 percent tax levy increase in 2023, 2024 By Chad Koenen Publisher For the third consecutive year the Henning City Council has approved a double-digit preliminary tax levy increase. However, the city council is hoping to bring the 15 percent preliminary tax levy increase down a bit before it is finalized in December. During its… Read More

Henning alum is a science lecturer at NDSU By Chad Koenen Publisher There are few things more Minnesotan, or in this case North Dakotan, than SPAM.  Made in Austin, Minn., SPAM has become synonymous with all things Minnesota and the farming industry,  Recently, Lydia (Hansen) Trandem, was presented with the SPAM award at North Dakota State University. Trandem, who… Read More

Fergus Falls Area Habitat for Humanity has announced the successful relocation of a home built by students from Underwood High School to its permanent site in Ottertail. The home was constructed as part of the YouthBuild Program, allowing Underwood students to gain hands-on experience in construction while contributing to the mission of providing safe, decent, and… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels and starry stonewort in Anna Lake, near Underwood in Otter Tail County. A lake property owner contacted the DNR after finding zebra mussels on a concrete block near a boat lift in Anna Lake. DNR staff found additional zebra mussels in the lake. While… Read More

Upgrades in Ottertail, Fergus Falls come at no cost to taxpayers By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County Deputy Administrator Nick Leonard provided a resolution that was adopted regarding the Guaranteed Energy Savings Project for facility improvements and two 40 kW solar arrays, one located at the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls and the other at… Read More