Otter Cove Children’s Museum provides learning opportunities By Benjamin Velani West Central Initiative Otter Cove Children’s Museum, in the heart of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is a wondrously whimsical space adorned with vibrantly colored installations from several local artists, depicting local scenery and wildlife.   Katie Ganoe is the Executive Director of Otter Cove. “Implicit and explicit, throughout… Read More

New $72 million facility is located on Hwy. 10 in Wadena On March 18, Astera Health, formerly Tri-County Health Care, celebrated a much-anticipated grand opening. The new $72 million facility is the culmination of over two years of construction on the western edge of Wadena, along HWY-10. Astera Health hosted a groundbreaking event in May… Read More

The longtime home to the Henning Advocate was burned down as part of a controlled burn by the Henning Fire Department on Saturday morning. The Douglas Ave. building was the home to the Henning Advocate until 2003 when the newspaper was merged with another newspaper in Henning to form the Citizen’s Advocate. More recently the… Read More

The Henning speech team competed in Detroit Lakes on Saturday.  Breanna Bunkowski led the way for the Henning team as she took second place in Humorous Interpretation.  Monica Hansen placed third in a pair of categories including Prose Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation.  Destinie Sweno earned Superior in Poetry Interpretation.  Gretchen Mimbach earned Superior in Prose Interpretation.  Mimbach and Jazmine Saari… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many male baby boomers who attended schools throughout Otter Tail County in the 1950s and 1960s recall rope climbs as part of physical education, especially during their middle school days. Today, girls also take part in rope climbing. Physical education teachers taught the reach, lift and clamp technique in order to… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Minor injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident March 17, along Highway 10 northwest of Perham. The accident took place at 12:19 p.m. Sheriff deputies said one person was temporarily trapped in the vehicle, but later taken safely from the vehicle. Other accidents took place due to icy conditions but no other… Read More

Local ambulance service continues busy start to 2023 By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning Ambulance Service was one of just a number of ambulance services across Minnesota who were recognized for providing outstanding pre-hospital clinical care in 2022. The Henning Ambulance Service received a Certificate of Excellence from the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board in… Read More

City council to seek bids for community center alley project By Chad Koenen Publisher An expansive child care center with a full size basketball court could be coming to the city of Ottertail in the near future. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday night, the Ottertail City Council heard a presentation from Alex Rupe about a proposed family center… Read More

EDA reviews outstanding loans, sets budget By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning EDA approved a slight increase in rent at Countryview Apartments beginning as soon as April.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Friday morning, which was delayed a day due to technical issues with Zoom, the Henning EDA approved increasing rent by $50 per month for… Read More

National contest set for April 26-30 in California The Henning BPA (Business Professionals of America) chapter had eight students recently compete at the State Leadership Conference with two of the members qualifying for nationals in two events each. There were approximately 1,200 students from across the entire state of Minnesota competing at the Hyatt Regency Hotel… Read More