5 years ago Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 Citizen’s Advocate Members of the 2020-21 Henning girls basketball team were honored prior to the start of their game on Friday night. The team was recognized as being a finalist in last year’s state basketball tournament, before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A one-of-a-kind Christmas present has turned… Read More

Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen The annual Henning Rod and Gun Club ice fishing derby was held on Saturday afternoon on Middle Leaf Lake. Local anglers braved a cold wind and caught a fair amount of fish during the three hour tournament. 

Members of DC Lions Club express a desire to find a compromise By Chad Koenen Publisher The owners of Wet Woody’s Pub and Grub in downtown Deer Creek have served a 30-day notice to the Deer Creek Lions Club to end its charitable operation at the Deer Creek establishment.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night,… Read More

Event to feature fishing, food, games on local lake By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you like to go ice fishing? Perhaps you like to just be outside on a nice Minnesota winter day? Are you looking for a fun way to help a local organization give back to the community?  If you answered yes to any of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Citizen’s Advocate was honored as one of the top newspapers in the state as part of the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest.  The Citizen’s Advocate was recognized during the 159th annual Minnesota Newspaper Convention, which was held at the Marriot Hotel in Brooklyn Center last week. More than 4,100 entries… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Grants from the state of Minnesota sales tax revenue from the Legacy Amendment, approved by state voters in 2008, will be used by Otter Tail County for design work of one section of the Glacial Edge Trail. This section will run from the northwest section of Maplewood State Park southward… Read More

Former Henning resident has been a staple at local music festival By Tucker Henderson Reporter Back before David “Dave” Virnala’s family ever bought a television set, his parents would take him to the Liberty Theatre in New York Mills where they would watch movies about twice a month and he got his first taste of Elvis’… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In 2023 the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners established the Hazard Mitigation Project Assistant Grant Program, utilizing funds to help communities throughout the county. The goal is to reduce the long-term risk to human life and property resulting from severe winter and summer storms.  Outdoor warning siren and generator projects… Read More

Trail connects Perham and Pelican Rapids through Maplewood State Park Otter Tail County has been named the winner of the 2025 Minnesota County Engineers Association (MCEA) Special Project of the Year award for the Heart of the Lakes Trail. The award recognizes the county’s completion of a 30-mile trail connecting Perham and Pelican Rapids through Maplewood… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Beckam Koep won his second straight Henning School spelling bee on Wednesday morning by edging Olivia DeYong (left) who took second place and Meghan Sparks (right) who took third place for the top crown. The spelling bee was open to students in grades 5-8.