Building damaged in fire in eastern OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Fire at a residence near Highway 75 in eastern Otter Tail County early Saturday morning, April 16, was confined to an entryway area containing a wood-burning fireplace. The unit was used to heat the residence.  Three occupants left the house and called authorities at 1:25… Read More

Full council to interview finalists By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council approved the framework for how it will replace outgoing city clerk/treasurer Kim Schroeder—now the council just needs some applications. During a special city council meeting on Monday night, the council approved utilizing the personnel committee to rank applicants and select a candidate pool for… Read More

Otter Tail County receives $704,840 as part of state funding plan Minnesota Housing announced over $64 million is available to provide affordable mortgages to first-time homebuyers through a collaboration with lenders and Minnesota cities and counties, including $704,840 for Otter Tail County. Homebuyers can take advantage of these resources through the Minnesota Housing Start Up loan program,… Read More

While flood potential has been relatively low across the state thus far this spring, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds Minnesotans that it is always important to be prepared for flood conditions. Flooding might not be on people’s minds, given last year’s extensive drought in Minnesota. “Much of Minnesota was in severe drought last year and… Read More

Bike rodeo set for May 3 at Landmark Center in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher Bikers will be hitting the streets on Tuesday in Henning. Instead of donning leather chaps and an engine, these bikers will have a helmet and navigate an obstacle course along the way. Henning CHAT will be hosting its eighth annual bike rodeo on… Read More

Contributed photos Above: Henning School recently held its annual DARE graduation for the sixth grade students. Among the students who graduated from DARE include: Front row: Garrett Haglund. Second row: Brayden Martinson, Zoey Gruber,  Abbigale Godding, John Umland, Chance Greenwaldt and Riley Samuelson. Third row: Ashton Taylor, Raleah Kysar,  Leah Johnson, Peyton Bergstrom, Alivia Emter,… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, April 25, 2017 The Henning High School prom and grand march was held on Saturday at Thumper Pond Resort in Ottertail with 37 couples attending. The new Henning Festival Food Stand building is beginning to take shape. The building is being constructed by Volden Construction and will replace the aging food stand… Read More

Hanging basket, beekeeping classes to get local residents ready for spring The Henning Community Education department will be hosting a number of upcoming classes. For more information, or to register, contact the Henning Public School at 583-2927, ext. 8000 for more information or to register for these upcoming Community Education classes. Summer Recreation and Summer Swimming Lesson… Read More

The Tri-County Health Care Foundation is hosting another Bite Size Conversation on May 2. The topic will focus on living will documentation and health care directives.   Both sessions will feature Jenny Doll, a social worker at Tri-County Health Care, and John Lindblom, DO. Doll and Dr. Lindblom will be covering important topics about officiating medical… Read More

Local veteran unveils new Meals with Veterans program By Chad Koenen Publisher Food has a unique way of bringing people together and opening doors that may otherwise be shut. A Deer Creek man is hoping to utilize his passion for cooking, as a way to open the doors to veterans throughout the region.  Brett Swaser has recently… Read More