Northerner Auto Repair services vehicles, trailers, small engines By Chad Koenen Publisher Fred and Heather Taylor traded the rolling hills and ocean views of Maine for Otter Tail County approximately 10 years ago and are now gearing up for the next chapter of their life—small business owners in the city of Ottertail.  The couple, who moved across… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District is taking proactive steps to address key challenges it could face over the next 3-5 years. What those potential challenges may be, how the school district will address the issues and what the school district will look like in the near-to-distant future is the subject of a new… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you have an opinion on what types of housing would make a good addition to Henning? Do you think more apartment buildings, senior housing or perhaps just more single family homes are needed in the community? Or perhaps, do you think there is ample housing options available and no more houses… Read More

Contributed photo Astera Health has donated $2,500 to Henning Parks and Recreation and The Courtside Crew committee to support the creation of two new pickleball courts and a basketball court in Henning. Pictured above at the Henning clinic are: Shana Pazdernik-Hensch, PA-C; Amy Severson, APRN, FNP; Scott Hart, Henning City Council; MacKenzie Hammer and Cheryl Houselog.

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Volunteering at the Minnesota Newspaper Museum at the 2025 State Fair, next to the 4-H building, was Ben Underwood of Fergus Falls. He wrote a book about his great-great grandfather and Fergus Falls newspaper publisher A.J. Underwood. In the early 1870s Civil War veteran and newspaper publisher Underwood had the respect… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A unique parade will be rolling through the streets of downtown Ottertail on Saturday. A Shriners Parade will begin at the Ottertail Community Center and will have over 30 entries, including everything from the color guard, Shriner clowns, a Viking ship, red sports cars, Shriner motorcycles and much more.  Ottertail Mayor Ron Grobeck said… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Over the years local historians, youth groups and others from Otter Tail County have appreciated the opportunity to roam the grounds at historic Fort Abercrombie only 40 miles westward from Fergus Falls.  To get there, drive 26 miles from Fergus Falls to Breckenridge and then 14 miles north on Highway 75… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In 2023 Otter Tail County received a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to implement single sort recycling for high population areas in the southeast quadrant of the county.  By installing a Smart Camera System into one recycling collection truck, approved by the county board of commissioners, Otter Tail… Read More

Shakopee man charged in attempted drowning A New York Mills man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman, who was later hospitalized.  According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, Justin Lemon, age 38 of NY Mills, was arrested for third degree assault and felony domestic assault on Saturday, Aug. 30. According to a report from the… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county Sheriff Office, on Aug. 22, reported that a county resident in central Otter Tail County lost approximately $80,000 in a Bitcoin scam. Deputies said the county resident deposited money over a long period of time into what he did not know was a Bitgenie account scam.  This was likely… Read More