Students return to class on September 2 By Chad Koenen Publisher A pair of new teachers will be joining the staff at Henning School this fall. Lexi Froemming will join Henning School as a middle school English teacher. This is her first year in teacher after graduating from Minnesota State University in Moorhead. “I am so excited to meet all… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With more questions than answers and facing a looming end of September deadline, the Ottertail City Council set a rough preliminary tax levy increase for 2026.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday night, the Ottertail City Council approved a preliminary tax levy increase of 15 percent over its 2025 levy, but will… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A motion by County Commissioner Kurt Mortenson of rural Underwood and seconded by Commissioner Dan Bucholz of rural Perham was unanimously passed by county board members on Aug. 12. This resulted in a grant contract agreement between the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT). This… Read More

East Otter Tail County received SWCD of the Year Award By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Lake property owners make efforts to preserve and protect lakes and rivers in Otter Tail County. They work closely with soil and water conservation employees in east and west Otter Tail County. Speaking to members of the county Coalition of Lake… Read More

The annual Run for the Melon was held on Saturday, Aug. 16 in Vining. The event is held in conjunction with Waterelon Day and featured 133 people participatig in the 5k race and 42 people who participated in the 10k race. 5K Results: 1. Steven Coss 18:03 2. Nick Trzynka 19:20 3. Derek Hanson 20:15 4. Riley Kortenbusch 20:30 5…. Read More

Photos by Dan Broten The Landmark Center in Henning hosted its annual Corn, Brat, Burger Feed in Henning on Thursday night. The annual fundraiser featured a performance by Darren Quam as people gathered on the front lawn of the Landmark Center for one of the final celebrations in the area of the summer. 

Contributed photo The Trinity Center in Henning hosted a kids quilt camp that included approximately 11-12 youth each day. The local youth learned how to design patchwork quilts. 

The walleye limit on Mille Lacs Lake will increase from two to three beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30. The size limit — which allows anglers to harvest fish 17 inches or longer but only one longer than 20 inches — remains in place. “Our primary management objective is to maintain a… Read More

Contributed photo Pastor Paul Twist celebrated his 95th birthday (August 17, 1930) at the Landmark Center in Henning, on Saturday Aug. 16. A number of family and friends joined Twist for the celebration.

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established by President Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression in the 1930s, was a public works program. Young men joined up all across the United States, including those who worked as part of the CCC at Itasca State Park. A display at the visitors center in… Read More