Landmark Center also receives donation from LREC During the quarterly allocation of Operation Round Up (ORU) funding, Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) awarded $24,245 this October. The ORU Board of Trustees granted funding to 12 local organizations at their October 11 meeting, bringing LREC’s total donation amount to $435,195 since 2007.  Organizations receiving funds were: • $2,500 to… Read More

The Hornet trap team recently completed its Fall Trap League. The team shot 5 weeks of scores throughout September and October.  This year’s fall participants were: Seniors: Vincent Graham, Juniors: Dominic Campell, Brody Mesker, Noah Roggenkamp, Sophomores: Cayden Dittberner, Carter Kenyon, Freshman:  Jack Reinbold, eighth graders: Josh Larson, Jacob Menze,  William Schwartz, Cade Strege, seventh graders: … Read More

Over 700 children are waiting for adoptive homes  The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed November as National Adoption Month as a time to honor adoptive and foster parents. In Minnesota there are more than 700 children waiting for an adoptive family. Otter Tail County Human Services will complete 10 transfers of custody and… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 A new business in downtown Henning will help area residents get in touch with their creativity. The Art Room recently opened in the front of the Vanity Beauty Salon on Douglas Avenue. Owner Erin Weiss hopes the business will be a place where artists of all levels will… Read More

Former Henning football, basketball coach pens new book on coaching career By Chad Koenen Publisher It’s a long way from the streets of Henning to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., but that never deterred longtime college football coach Merle “Skip” Hall. After starting his coaching career as the head football and basketball coach of the… Read More

Photo by Chad KoenenHenning School Elementary students participated in the second annual Halloween parade through downtown Henning on Friday afternoon. The parade featured students in grades prek-5. For more pictures about the parade, as well as the trunk or treats in the area, check out page 14.

School board meets two construction management firms By Chad Koenen Publisher With an eye on the future of education in Henning, the Henning School Board heard from two construction management firms during a special school board meeting last Monday night.  The two firms were quite different in their make up, with one being described as more of a… Read More

Cautious plan approved for ditch near Dent By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Oct. 26, voted to proceed with a cautious approach to cleaning Ditch 25 near Big McDonald Lake, northwest of Dent and close to County Highway 35. Key issues are water quality and water quantity. Property owners north of Highway 35 would like… Read More

Kothe family came to the area in 1960 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In 1960 the Rev Herbert Kothe accepted a call as pastor of St John’s Lutheran Church in Elizabeth.  “There were 12 children in our immediate family, 6 boys and 6 girls, and my Mom (Martha) took care of all us,” says Ken… Read More

Historic mill was built in 1889 in Maine Township, currently a county park By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Phelps Mill foundation is in need of repairs, and funding to help Otter Tail County in this endeavor has come from the state of Minnesota. A grant of $275,500 is coming to the county from the Minnesota… Read More