Country school was located in Western Township in Otter Tail County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Stock families had several social outlets in Western Township southwest of Fergus Falls, mainly the District 56 country school that housed first through eighth grades.  “It was much like a home school today,” said Dave Stock, Fergus Falls High School… Read More

Contributed photos The Henning Lions Club hosted it annual community picnic and grill raffle earlier this month. The picnic was moved indoors due to inclement weather. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Jacob Quam Memorial Scholarship. Above: Dylan Juvrud won the grill raffle. Below: Sharon Witt was the first person to stop by B&D… Read More

Jacob Arthur Larson, 29, of Parkers Prairie, received a stay of imposition in county court, Fergus Falls, on Aug. 28. Larson will have his felony conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon reduced to a misdemeanor if he stays law abiding during a probationary period. Larson pled guilty on July 10, 2023. Total court fees total… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 A Henning-native has been honored as the 2018 trial judge of the year. Judge Lois Lang, who is a 1972 graduate of Henning High School, was presented the Minnesota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates trial judge of the year earlier this summer in St. Paul,… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen Henning School fourth and fifth grade students participated in a bike safety unit with physical education teacher Jason Speer last week at the Henning School track. The Henning School District shares a bike fleet with the New York Mills School District, which can be utilized for physical education instruction. The students learned… Read More

Blacksmith with local ties helped to organize eighth annual Forged in Fosston event By Chad Koenen Publisher Jeffrey Olson doesn’t mind playing with fire—especially if that means he can twist some metal into everything from pieces of art to useful tools at his shop near Fosston.  Olson, who has been working as a blacksmith for nearly… Read More

Vergas an example of adopting the same for cities By Robert Williams Editor The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the Cannabis Public Use Ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Public Health Director Jody Lien discussed the Health and Wellness committee’s discussions in creating an Aug. 8 draft ordinance and an Aug. 27 updated draft… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Otter Tail County, in order to celebrate the art of muralist Charles Holloway, hosted courthouse tours in Fergus Falls on Friday, Sept. 8.  County residents toured and revisited the works of Holloway and discovered other artistic details of the building.  Holloway was an Illinois native who studied at the Art Institute… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher After a summer of utility work and road construction, several projects will likely be wrapping up in the next few weeks in Henning.  Henning Utilities Supervisor Ted Strand said residents should notice a big change in the next two weeks as construction companies could begin laying bituminous on the alley and roads by… Read More

Tour stopped by a number of OT County area lakes By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Corrrespondent The purpose of a Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in counties throughout Minnesota is to help conserve soil, water and related natural resources on private land. Otter Tail County governmental officials, news media representatives and others learned more about… Read More