Photod by Dani and Chad Koenen The annual Henning High School homecoming week celebration featured a number of new and unique events last week.  

Event to include three authors as part of Moving Words tour The New York Mills Public Library, Viking Library System, and The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Minnesota Center for the Book, will present an author event as part of the Moving Words series, a tour of Minnesota Book Award winners… Read More

Open enrollment goes through December 7 It’s open enrollment for Medicare from October 15 through December 7. Now’s the time to make changes. Melissa Dahl, Otter Tail County’s Coordinator on Aging, is available to assist seniors and answer questions. Dahl is available to help with Medicare questions and Medicare enrollment. “It’s an honor to help individuals with… Read More

Reed Reinbold, a board member of LCSC and the chairman of the Henning School Board, received an Outstanding Service Award at the Minnesota Service Cooperatives (MSC) award banquet on Friday, Oct. 7. This award honors individuals for outstanding service in their region.  Reinbold, employed by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office as the Chief Deputy, has… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning School students walked to school on Wednesday morning as part of National Walk to School Day. Students who chose to do so, were dropped off at the city park and walked together along Marshall Ave. to school. 

Photo by Chad Koenen Natalie Eckhoff, who is the son of Keith and Angela Eckhoff, was crowned as homecoming queen and Riley Bode, who is the son of Andy and Michelle Bode, was crowned as homecoming king on Monday afternoon. Coronation kicks off a busy week at Henning School, which will conclude with a parade on… Read More

New elementary student council forms at Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher A group of 11 students gathered in Stephanie Jorgenson’s classroom last Wednesday afternoon. With a pencil and Post it note in front of them, the students worked through a brief, albeit important, list of topics that will affect elementary students at Henning School.  As part of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher One can’t get much more rural Americana than downtown Henning—at least that is what one Twin Cities artist thought in mid September. Naomi Tiry Salgado recently participated in an Art of the Lakes Gallery open pen air competition. As part of the contest, Salgado had to create a painting on location anywhere in… Read More

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles examining the upcoming Henning School building referendum.  By Chad Koenen Publisher An expansive school building project totaling nearly $27 million will be put before the Henning School District voters on November 8. The question is split into two different parts, which includes a $21.7 million first… Read More

Preliminary tax levy increased over 6.5 percent from last year By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Sept. 27 the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary net property tax levy of $50.7 million for 2023. This represents a proposed  6.54 percent net tax levy increase compared to the 2022 net tax levy.  This net… Read More