St. Williams to purchase city-owned facility for $1.5 million By Chad Koenen Publisher The city-owned Willow Creek Assisted Living facility may soon be under new ownership. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, the Henning City Council agreed to sell Willow Creek Assisted Living facility to St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie. The city… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Ben Naddy quickly takes off his backpack and sits in the corner of an otherwise quiet gym.  About a dozen wrestlers and an assistant coach work at a fevered pace as they place the wrestling mat in the center of the Henning High School gym. In just a few short hours the Henning… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher As most of their friends were enjoying the last few days of Christmas break in the snow, rain and cold, six local dancers were performing with nearly 1,000 people from across the country in sunny Florida.  ¶  The six dancers, which includes two students at Henning School, are all part of the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Just four years after an accident took the life of 21-year-old Tyler Wohler, a new trail in Ottertail could come to fruition as soon as next summer.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21, the Ottertail City Council heard that much of the funding is now in place for the estimated… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Greg and Suzi Karvonen sit around a large wooden table in one of the meeting rooms at Karvonen Funeral Home in New York Mills. They are just steps from the home that Greg has lived in just about his entire life, and a stones throw away from the chapel where his siblings… Read More

Winters were difficult for settlers in Old Clitherall By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent This has been a mild winter, but county historians will still pause over a cup of coffee and point to hard winter conditions at Old Clitherall, dating back to 1865. It was a challenge for residents of Old Clitherall who, in 1865, established… Read More

One person seriously injured in accident near Vergas By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  A county resident who lives near Highway 24 in western Otter Tail County learned the hard way never to leave a wallet inside a vehicle. Sheriff deputies, on Dec. 20, reported that a missing wallet was found near the highway but missing was… Read More

Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) has announced six recent additions to the provider team, including a pediatric NP, a pediatrician with a focus on children’s mental health, an ENT Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon, and three primary care providers.  More information about each provider is available at www.lrhc.org.  Dr. Pratip Nag, Pedatrician previously served LRH on a temporary basis… Read More

OTC received one of seven grants across the state Otter Tail County is pleased to announce that the County Highway Department has received a 2024 Safe Streets and Road for All federal planning grant. The county received one of seven grants allocated in Minnesota this year. The grant will fund the development of an Otter… Read More

High school seniors hit the gas on commercial driving careers A new collaboration between M State and the Perham-Dent Public School District makes it possible for students to graduate high school with a Class A Commercial Driver’s License already in hand and gainful full-time employment all but guaranteed. Dubbed “Road to CDL,” the initiative is a… Read More