The Otter Tail County DWI Court Team has earned the 2021 “Excellence in Corrections Award” by the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO).  “During a lock-down or stay-at-home order, everyone experiences an increase in anxiety and/or depression at least to some degree,” said Michael Schommer, Otter Tail County’s Director of Probation. “We also know these… Read More

Birthdays are so fun.  When elementary students have their birthday they look forward to their name being read over the intercom.   Mrs. Cichy puts on the school announcements, that scroll on the big screen tv’s in the hallways, the birthday students’ names of that day.  The post secondary students were visiting last spring about… Read More

New staff  is excited about the future of island camp By Chad Koenen “There was a lot of prayer and trying to decide. I felt like it was something God wanted me to be involved in.” – Stacy Lung of taking over as the new executive director at Lutheran Island Camp Publisher There is a good reason if… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Amie Johnson is hoping to help local residents find the home of their dreams. The Henning resident recently joined Keller Williams Realty and is excited to turn her passion for housing into a new career.  Her passion for housing dates back to her time in the Twin Cities. Johnson said her sister and… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Fresh baked pies, live bluegrass music and family activities—oh my. The annual Pie and Pumpkin Oktoberfest celebration will be held at the Landmark Center on Saturday in Henning. The event is free to attend and features a number of family friendly activities, which weather permitting, will be held outdoors from 11 a.m. to… Read More

Commissioners contend they don’t have authority on the matter By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Sept. 28, told sanctuary county proponents that the county board does not have the authority to interpret the Second Amendment and would not vote on the issue of enacting a sanctuary county. At the same time, they told proponents… Read More

Twenty-three Henning students participated in three week camp A total of 23 second to fifth graders have been practicing football skills over the past three weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. They have been working on a football stance, running from a football stance, throwing a football, catching a football and a how to take a… Read More

Event set for October 7 at the Vining Grill in Vining The President of the United States each year proclaims Leif Erikson Day, recognizing that the first European in the ‘New World’ landed in New Foundland, Canada about the year 1000, during the Viking Age. The community is welcomed  to the casual, fun celebration which will… Read More