By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In mid-January a newspaper column by Vicky Anderson of the Otter Tail County Historical Society caught the attention of many longtime county residents.  Anderson noted, in the first section of her column, the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Runningen Café in 1947, a prelude to the Viking Café in… Read More

County park to remain open to the public during repairs The mill building at Phelps Mill Park will be closed for repairs beginning Jan. 24. The historic Phelps Mill and the surrounding park is a cherished place in Minnesota.  Built in 1889 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, Phelps Mill is… Read More

Otter Tail County Assesor has long history in OTC Doug Walvatne began employment with the Otter Tail County Assessor’s Office on Sept. 1, 1985, first as an office technician then two years later moving to an appraiser position working in the Fergus Falls area.  In 2010, he began his service as county assessor. As an appraiser… Read More

Office recently proposed revisions to the county shoreland management ordinance By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County land and resource employees, always seeking to better serve the residents of Otter Tail County, will be at a retreat on Friday, Feb. 18, for staff training. Offices will be closed on that day. “We work each day to ensure… Read More

Surgical masks required for visitors due to recent surge in infections In response to the continuing widespread COVID activity in the region, the Lake Region Healthcare enterprise (which includes all Lake Region Healthcare (LRH), Prairie Ridge Healthcare (PRH) and Mill Street Residence sites) is implementing new visitor and masking policies.   “With prevalent community spread and… Read More

Tell us about your family: I have been married to my wife Sonya for almost 22 years, and we have 3 kids.  Our son Jack is serving in the United States Marine Corps, our daughter Gracie is in college at the Univeristy of North Dakota, and our son Teddy is a freshman at Henning High School. What… Read More

Rudolph named to UMD honors list The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2021. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Local students named to the list include: Cale Rudolph, Henning, Mechanical Engineering. Two students named to Iowa State Dean’s List More than 9,700… Read More

Contributed photo The Henning Lions Club recently donated $100 to the Henning School Summer Rec program. Henning Lions Club member Jay Hutson is pictured with Debbie Vorderbruggen of the Henning School Community Education. 

Contribtued photo The Henning School District honored the work of the school’s paraprofessionals last week as part of the state paraprofessional appreciation week. Henning School paraprofessionals include: Ashley Gruber, Jennifer Jacobs, Debbie Starry, Courtney Torgerson, Gabrielle Bunkowski, Katie Johnson, Lisa Nygaard, Teri Wogan, Amy Johnson, Pam Wiese, Chris Maland, Heidi Reinbold, Marie Strand, Kelly Ellenson,… Read More

Law enforcement reminds residents to be careful of internet scams By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County residents are urged to beware of potential internet scams when some fraudsters are posing as bank representatives.  Some of those fraudsters, in recent days, have contacted some county residents, through the internet, saying they are representatives of Wells Fargo bank. The… Read More