Contributed photo Kale Misegades (middle) captured first place at the Henning School Spelling Bee on Thursday. He defeated Ryan Despard (right) who took second place and Beck Thorson (left) who finished in third place. Students in graes 5-8 competed in the school spelling bee this year. Misegades will now advance to the region spelling bee… Read More

Twenty-one new units built in Ottertail By Jenna Baker Correspondent The Ottertail City Council met for its first regularly scheduled meeting of 2022 on Jan. 20. Like many do at the beginning of the year, the council spent time reviewing plans for the new year and beyond. They opened the meeting by passing a series of resolutions done… Read More

Family centric event to be held at Henning Festival Grounds By Chad Koenen Publisher The annual Henning Rod and Gun Ice Fishing Derby will be heading to land. Due to poor ice conditions on Middle Leaf Lake, Henning Rod and Gun member Mike Helle said the ice fishing derby will be moved to the Henning Festival Grounds… Read More

Virtual locations include spots in Perham, Pelican Rapids Otter Tail District Court has established locations in Otter Tail County where people are able to connect to remote Zoom court hearings. The locations provide access to reliable internet and the technology needed to connect to remote court hearings. Private rooms are available at all three locations… Read More

Several accidents reported in Otter Tail County area during January 18 storm By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Bad road conditions and strong winds resulted in a traffic injury to a driver at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, near the intersection of Highways 75 and 8, north of Bluffton in  the extreme eastern section of Otter… Read More

Ingebrigtsen to not seek re-election State Rep. Jordan Rasmusson, R-Fergus Falls, today announced he is running for the Minnesota Senate, launching a campaign to fill the District 8 seat Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen is vacating. “My family has called Otter Tail County home for six generations, and it remains a great honor to represent friends and neighbors… Read More

State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) announced today that he would not seek re-election in 2022. Ingebrigtsen, who is currently in his fifth term, was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2006 and has served as the Chair of the Senate’s Environment and Natural Resource Finance Committee since 2016.  He has always been committed to public… Read More

Schwantz honored as 500th joint replacement recipient at TCHC The orthopedics team at Tri-County Health Care recently completed their 500th joint replacement. The orthopedics team reached this milestone just three years after adding the full-scope service.  Carla Schwantz discovered she was the 500th joint recipient when she scheduled her bilateral knee replacement surgery. Previously, she had… Read More

Program continues to expand across OTC area The Film Plastic Recycling Program that serves Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena Counties is ready to bring more collection sites on board.  The program collects film plastic material from farms and boat storage facilities and delivers it to a regional collection hub in Sauk Centre, Minn. The collected film plastic… Read More

Caucus to be held Feb. 1 at various locations in OTC Otter Tail Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) members will gather on Feb. 1 at one of the seven sites around the County to learn about this year’s candidates, debate resolutions for the party platform, elect new precinct chairs, and select delegates for the upcoming conventions.  “Our precinct caucuses… Read More