Photo by Chad Koenen Temperatures dipped into the mid 30 degrees below zero on Thursday night and Friday morning. The temperature on the bank sign on Friday morning read -34 degrees around 5:30 a.m. 

Photo by Dan Broten Sewing machines were working overtime last week as the Quiltlanders quilting group met at the Landmark Center. The quilters meet several times throughout the year and have made the Henning facility their base during their quilting retreats.

Otter Tail County has over 2,000 lane miles to plow Plowing Otter Tail County roads is a matter of public safety. County snowplow drivers are a dedicated crew. The removal of snow and ice from county roads is the most important job for the Highway Department Maintenance personnel during the winter. Sometimes these heroes are… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on Jan. 6, reported two injuries during a two-vehicle accident at 7:55 a.m. north of Underwood. The injured individuals were two children.  Deputies said the accident took place near the intersection of Highways 1 and 35. One of the children was transported by family members to a nearby hospital.  The other… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School “Dear America The Diary of Piper Davis, The Fences Between Us Seattle, Washington, 1941.” The book jacket reads: “My name is Piper.  This is my story….One fateful day in December 1941, Piper Davis awaits news of her brother, a soldier on the battleship Arizona stationed in Pearl Harbor.  Explosions rule the earth… Read More

Students put on a play, mail gift packages to soldiers By Chad Koenen Publisher There’s no place like home for the holidays—or at the very least, there is no place like a touch of home for the holidays.  ¶  A group of Henning second graders in Stephanie Jorgenson’s class provided local soldiers a special reminder that… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A Minnesota winter, as residents of Otter Tail County can attest to in late 2021 and early 2022, includes endurance. It was a challenge for residents of Old Clitherall who, in 1865, established the first non-Native American settlement in what became Otter Tail County three years later, in 1868.  They were Cutlerites… Read More

By Lori Newman Correspondent The Deer Creek City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Dec. 20. Anthony Maule from Bolton and Menk Engineering attended the meeting and provided the council with an evaluation of the city water system, including many photos of problem areas and recommendations for improvements. The well house is “extremely corroded” and the piping… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county board of commissioners, on Dec. 21, discussed an analysis of a proposed fish passage at Phelps Mill Park in central Otter Tail County. This project, if it gains final approval, would provide fish passage for sturgeon and other native fish species at the dam near Phelps Mill and provide… Read More

Fish house stolen near Otter Tail Lake By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on Dec. 28, said a county resident reported a substantial amount of money in charges on a Xbox account linked to her credit card. Xbox is a gaming console capable of connecting to a TV or other display media.  Microsoft employees say that people using… Read More