Fergus Falls, Ottertail have plans for child care facilities By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county board of commissioners, on Feb. 24, adopted a child care resolution to provide a grant match to strengthen Fergus Falls PioneerCare’s application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The requested grant match is… Read More

Otter Tail County Chief Deputy Reed Reinbold his candidacy for Otter Tail County Sheriff via social media on Friday, Feb. 20. “Otter Tail County isn’t just where I work — it’s the community I’ve dedicated my career to serving,” Reinbold said. “More than two decades ago, I set a goal to serve with the Otter… Read More

By Abbey Mulcahy Report for Minnesota A statewide cellphone ban for K-12 schools may be on the horizon after a state Senate committee debated it during the second week of the legislative session. A bill authored by Sen. Alice Mann, DFL–Edina, would prohibit students from using cellphones and smartwatches in school from kindergarten through 12th… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Engineer Jodi Teich met with county board members on Feb. 24 to review bids for seasonal roadway supplies. Otter Tail County is larger in size than the state of Rhode Island and paved roads total 1,067 miles. “The backbone of the highway system in Otter Tail County requires… Read More

For 45 years, March has been designated as Minnesota Food Share Month, a statewide campaign to help organizations like the Henning Community Food Shelf raise funds and collect food donations to help neighbors in need. The local food shelf will again join nearly 300 food shelves statewide in participating in the 45th annual Minnesota Food… Read More

By Eleanor Steffen Report for Minnesota An indication of how big a political issue fraud has become in Minnesota came the night of Tuesday, Feb. 24, when President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union Address. “When it comes to the corruption that is plundering America, there has been no more stunning example than… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Members of the Henning FFA celebrated national FFA Week at Henning School from Feb. 23-27. The week included dress up days, a paper, rock, scissors challenge, a cow hunt, agriculture trivia and a pepfest. The pepfest featured a number of games for students in grades K-12 including a “pig” round up… Read More

The Henning Police Department will be hosting a Level 3 sex offender notification meeting on Monday, March 9 at 6 p.m. at the Henning Community Center. The meeting is open to the public and representatives from the Minnesota Department of Corrections will be on hand to answer questions about a Level 3 sex offender who… Read More

By Marsha Erickson West Central Initiative In the early care and education world, we often hear the phrase “It takes a village.” Nowhere is that more true than in the small lakeside community of Ottertail.  The City of Ottertail—population 721—sits on the east side of Otter Tail Lake, the largest lake in Otter Tail County… Read More

Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls), Republican lead of the Senate Human Services Committee, joined Senate Republicans to roll out a legislative action plan to stop fraud in Minnesota’s public support services and restore accountability in state government. The plan focuses on three key objectives: stricter legislative oversight, smarter use of technology to verify services, and… Read More