Cornerstone rebuilds dairy goat operation following Christmas Eve fire in rural Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher Just seven months after a fire destroyed their livelihood, on Christmas Eve, Stephen and Brittany Springer have rebuilt their goat dairy operation from the ground back up. The process on picking up the pieces, literally, was anything but an easy task… Read More

Photos by Dan BrotenA total of 431 people strolled through the Henning Haunted House during the opening weekend of scaring in Henning. A total of 193 went through the Haunted House on Friday, while another 238 people went through the Haunted House on Saturday. The Henning Haunted House will continue on Friday and Saturday night… Read More

Miller has a master’s degree in organizational leadership By Chad Koenen Publisher Joseph Miller has been offered the position of deputy/utility billing clerk for the City of Henning. He will have until Friday, Oct. 30 to accept the position, or the position will be offered to the second finalist candidate.  The Henning City Council officially approved offering him the… Read More

Home for sale broken into in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies reported four minor injuries in a single-vehicle traffic accident just west of Deer Creek at 10:04 p.m. on Oct. 18. The accident took place at the intersection of Highway 50 and 550th Avenue. A rollover was reported. Deputies said the driver of a… Read More

Trunk or treats set for Sunday afternoon By Chad Koenen Publisher If one trunk or treat is fun, having two may be a little piece of heaven.  On Sunday, two trunk or treats will be held in both Henning and Ottertail, as local children will have the chance to stock up on enough candy to give them… Read More

Grimes appointed to Ottertail council By Jenna Baker Correspondent At the October meeting, the Ottertail City Council heard from Bob Schlieman, of Apex Engineering, who provided the council with an update on the assessment plan for the Happy Acres Development. He presented two options for the council to decide upon before the public hearing. The first option… Read More

Tickets are still available for Thursdays theater performance of “The Lion in Winter.” The show will get underway at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Center. Please call the Landmark Center at 548-5760 to reserve a ticket. Tickets will also be available at the door. Adults $15, Youth $10, cash or check only. This play is directed and… Read More

Henning School second graders were able to decorate some “fancy” pumpkins last week. The pumpkins were donated by the Weller and Loock families. Each student in Stephanie Jorgenson’s and Kristy Finck’s classrooms were able to decorate two pumpkins as part of the class project. The students were able to make their pumpkins “fancy” with a… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 The Ottertail City Council will move forward with the design phase of a road project in the city. The road project encompasses portions of Elm Avenue, Lake Avenue and Second Street. It also includes a paving project along a portion of Hilltop Road.  The shell of the new Good… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The back wall of the waiting room at AutoFix got a bit brighter last week as Jeff Weller and his wife Holly returned from a trip to San Antonio, Texas.  ¶  After being nominated as the region finalist, Weller made the trek to Texas to compete against 10 other people from across… Read More