By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies reported that a garage was destroyed east of Henning on Jan. 13. Fire departments from Henning and Deer Creek were called to the scene, close to Highway 210, at 7:33 p.m. The detached garage was in flames when firefighters arrived. Multiple vehicles inside the garage were destroyed. Fortunately, no… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher When you go you gotta go—even if you are a larger-than-life bear. A large bear in an outhouse in Vining has created quite a few laughs and photo opportunities over the past several months. In a town that features a large foot, cup of coffee, and fork and knife dancing, that says a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Less than one year after COVID-19 made its first known appearance on the shores of the United States, a mass vaccination for Americans across the country.  According to the Minnesota Department of Health, as of Jan. 18 nearly 185,000 people have already received one vaccine dose for COVID-19 in the state of Minnesota…. Read More

Murphy Despard, Joseph Froslee and Ethan Houselog were honored as Eagle Scouts during a small, but special ceremony, at the Henning Community Center on Saturday. The ceremony was originally scheduled for late last year, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured above with their parents during the Eagle Scout ceremony are: Sally, Murphy… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council is taking a strong stance in its hope of renegotiating its current water contract with the City of Ottertail. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, the city council unanimously approved sending a proposal that seeks to raise the amount of money the City Ottertail pays for water… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The Henning Snowcruisers hosted a snowmobile safety class on Saturday morning. Approximately 30 people attended the class, which featured a driving course. For more information, check out page 10.

Mortenson, Bucholz take oath of office in OT County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has two new members who were sworn in during the first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Dan Bucholz of rural Perham replaces the retired Doug Huebsch in District No. 1… Read More

Despite COVID-19 pandemic, H-545 exceeds $50,000  dollar-for-dollar challenge By Chad Koenen Publisher With donations ranging from as little as $5 to as much as $10,000, the Henning H-545 organization not only met, but blew past its goal of raising $50,000 in 2020. In fact, a late surge in donations helped the organization raise $60,528 in one year alone…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher For the past quarter of a century the City of Henning voters were typically greeted by the laugh and voice of Richard Johnson on election day. It was a position he took seriously, which also provided him a chance to see each election from a different angle.  “There was an opening and I… Read More

Dilly family lands a pair of large walleye just 24 hours apart on East Battle Lake By Chad Koenen Publisher A fishing tale is only as good as the person telling the story, or the pictures and videos to back up the larger-than-life claims of catching a freshwater Moby Dick.   You know the kind, the 4-foot-long monster that got… Read More