The best walleye anglers in the nation are coming to Otter Tail Lake to compete in the 2021 National Walleye Tour Championship (NWT) Sept. 22-24. The top 40 pro-anglers and top 40 co-anglers had to qualify for the event during the NWT regular season. The public is welcome to attend the daily weigh-ins Wednesday, Thursday, and… Read More

Henning CHAT encourages our Henning families to participate in an upcoming Car Seat Checkup and Bicycle Helmet Giveaway.   This free event will be held Sept. 27 from 3-6 p.m. at the Ottertail Sheriff’s Operation Center, 469 Main St, Ottertail City. Appointments are required so please schedule a car seat check or bicycle helmet fitting with… Read More

The elementary students are in love with our new set up in the library.  They are excited that they get to have the junior non fiction book shelves on “their” side of the library!   The goal for this year with the junior non fiction section is to purchase new books for key areas in it. … Read More

Otter Tail Central improved to 3-0 with a dominating 37-14 win over Underwood on Friday night. The Bulldogs rushed for nearly 250 yards and threw for another 107 yards as they controlled the tempo of the game from the onset. The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the first quarter when OTC marched down the field and… Read More

The Henning volleyball team improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Park Region Conference with a pair of wins last week.   On Tuesday night, the Hornets defeated Brandon-Evansville 3-0 (25-7, 25-19 and 25-23), and on Thursday the Hornets travel to Menahga and they defeated the Braves 3-0 (25-10, 25-14 and 25-14). In the game against… Read More

Ottertail resident is in search for collectable autographs, records By Chad Koenen Publisher Dick Strand has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.  How else do you explain how a man who is originally from Madison, Minn., can chalk up the likes of Charles Lindberg as a friend, party with Ricky Nelson and… Read More

City council holds informational meeting for local residents By Chad Koenen Publisher With less than eight years remaining on a 30 year water service contract, the Ottertail City Council held a special information meeting on Wednesday night. The meeting was aimed at updating the public on its options for how water will be provided for the year… Read More

New front facing shelves display book covers By Chad Koenen Publisher As the old saying goes, never judge a book by its cover—unless of course you are talking about a book itself.  A new look Henning School Library is hoping students do, in fact, judge a book by its cover thanks to an expansive remodeling effort over… Read More

From 40 to 50 people attend worship at Camp Nidaros By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent During the summer of 2021 Stan Satre, 89, was the pastor for all four outdoor Sunday worship services at Camp Nidaros near Walker Lake, just down the road from the city of Ottertail. Most of the pastors who used to fill… Read More