OTC Commissioners receive update on community health assessment By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Nov. 14, were informed about the sale of property (former Daily Journal building) in southeast Fergus Falls, used recently as a temporary location for the county’s Motor Vehicle/Driver’s License and Land and Resource Departments. The county needed alternative space during the… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 Long before she was a force on the court for the Central Lakes College-Brainerd Raiders, Paige Wallevand was dominating the middle of the court for the Henning Hornet volleyball and basketball teams. The 2017 HHS alum was recently named as the Northern Division Player of the Year and… Read More

A deer harvested during the opening weekend of firearms season near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The hunter harvested the adult male deer in deer permit area (DPA) 342, within the southeastern Minnesota CWD surveillance zone where hunters were required to have their deer tested for CWD during the opening… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Isabelle Godding (Mal), Breanna Bunkowski (Evie) and Demitri Beattie (Carlos) discuss how to navigate their life on the Auradon and trying to steal the Fairy Godmother’s wand as part of last week’s fall musical at Henning School. This year’s musical was the Disney classic Descendants, which follows the descendants of four of… Read More

Local family turns hobbies, passion into big results By Chad Koenen Publisher A scholarship reception for one of their children has turned into a passion of giving to the Shriners organization for one local family. Bob and Jeanette Polzine, of Henning, have been instrumental in promoting the Shriners organization at community events throughout the region over the… Read More

City receives offer to buy assisted living facility By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning will look into the possibility of selling the city-owned Willow Creek Assisted Living facility. During a special meeting on Tuesday night, the Henning City Council discussed an offer it received to purchase the assisted and independent living facility. Immediately after opening the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The cost for just about everything has went up exponentially over the past few years, and the Henning Public Utilities Department is no exception. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 6, the Henning City Council heard from Henning Pubic Utilities Supervisor Ted Strand who stated the cost for things like a… Read More

Many state parks were formed by CCC projects By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s was a work relief program that provided employment to 3.5 million young men during the Great Depression. Young men from 17 to 25 who worked as part of the CCC built state parks, planted… Read More

Clear cutting shoreline properties is not allowed By Robert Williams Editor A Big Pine Lake resident completed a three-month discussion with the Otter Tail County Planning Commission after taking out an entire ridge during earth moving on his beach without a permit and clear-cutting the area. “We got several complaints earlier this fall and made him get… Read More

Capital improvement plan to not exceed $11.7 million By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county board of commissioners, on Nov. 14, held a public meeting concerning a proposal to issue general obligation transportation sales tax revenue bonds to finance projects. There was no opposition in person or from county resident emails. Several sections of county highways… Read More