Plan to guide county, cities to reduce  impact of natural hazards, disasters  At its June 14 meeting, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners adopted an updated countywide Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which will guide the actions of the county and cities to eliminate or greatly reduce the impact of natural hazards/disasters on communities. The plan profiles… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council increased its initial offer to the person it hopes will fill the position of city clerk/treasurer. During a special city council meeting on Monday afternoon, the city council approved increasing the starting salary from $27 an hour to $29 per hour. The council also approved offering four weeks of… Read More

School board to look at demand for program in the fall By Chad Koenen Publisher Henning’s second chance breakfast will be getting a second chance in the fall.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on June 13, the Henning School Board approved proceeding with the second chance breakfast option in the fall. The option will be done on a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher One of July’s most popular events in the area will be coming to Deer Creek a little sooner this year. The annual Deer Trails Day celebration, which was routinely held on the final Saturday in July, has been moved to the final Saturday in June. The move was made to try to avoid… Read More

County absentee ballot board appointments approved By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The County of Otter Tail has received a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for restoration of wetlands and prairie in Phelps Mill County Park. The park is located within central Otter Tail County along the Otter Tail River. This supports the… Read More

The Jolly Pops will offer a free performance at the Landmark Center on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m., combining upbeat, original music with a host of children’s standards for a family concert to please kids and adults alike.  This program is sponsored by the Landmark Center and the Viking Library System and is funded in part… Read More

Several Henning High School alumni and Class of 2022 graduates received scholarships during Henning’s commencement ceremony on May 28.  Scholarship winners include: • LA Amundson scholarship for $2,000 (2021 graduates)- Makenna Kenyon, Jason Haugen, Katherine Hansen and Macie Cichy; 2022 graduate- Tanner Arndt • LA Amundson scholarship for $2,500 (2021 graduates)- Megan Weber, Megan Rinicker and Mikayla Leach;… Read More

Findings to be reported at public meetings in the fall West Central Initiative (WCI) is working with paleBLUEdot, LLC, to develop a climate action plan for west central Minnesota.  The first phase of the project began in early June with a survey open to residents of the region.  “The survey allows us to identify and focus on the most… Read More

July is National Dog House Repair month. We have a tendency in America to spoil our pets.  Growing up we always had a nice dog house for our dogs.  It was sturdy built, full of straw and faced away from the wind.   I thought my childhood dogs had a great home, until my wonderful son… Read More

M-State announces spring graduates The following area students are among the 590 Spring Semester graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, with campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. As a member of the Minnesota State system, M State serves more than 8,000 students in credit courses each year in 80 career and liberal arts… Read More