Grants to be made available to OT County businesses The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will begin accepting applications for the Main Street COVID Relief Grants Program on September 20. The program will award grants in the amounts of $10,000-$25,000 to Minnesotan owned and operated businesses that can demonstrate financial hardship due to… Read More

A total of 22 East Otter Tail County 4-H youth showed livestock at the Minnesota State Fair recently.  Youth who have completed sixth grade through a year past high school and earned a State Fair trip with their animals at the County Fair were eligible for this opportunity to show their animals at the state level.  The… Read More

Question: In which direction must a vehicle face to be legally parking along a street or right-of-way? Answer: The vehicle must face the same direction in which traffic is moving along that side of the street or right-of-way. Vehicles stopped or parked must have the right-hand wheels parallel with and within 12 inches of the right-hand… Read More

More information is needed about cutting employee benefits Letter to the Editor, I left the September 13 meeting disgusted that the city employee’s HSA benefit was cut already in April without any employee replacement analysis offered to the current residents of Henning. While I understand the immediate impact cut on the budget sheet, no thorough thought… Read More

Space is still available for Mary Smith’s one-day basket weaving workshop at the Landmark Center on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A $40 registration fee includes all materials and instruction needed to create your own 10×10” basket using natural and dyed reeds. No prior experience is necessary. Please call 548-5760 to RSVP. … Read More

So it seems summer must come to an end, but she’s not going out the door quietly. Activities abound to the extent that each weekend, you have to choose from many places to go which one to attend. Fairs. Shows. Dances. Fishing. Celebrations. Finn Fest. Demo derbies. So many choices. Some date confusion. Screwed up… Read More

The best walleye anglers in the nation are coming to Otter Tail Lake to compete in the 2021 National Walleye Tour Championship (NWT) Sept. 22-24. The top 40 pro-anglers and top 40 co-anglers had to qualify for the event during the NWT regular season. The public is welcome to attend the daily weigh-ins Wednesday, Thursday, and… Read More

Henning CHAT encourages our Henning families to participate in an upcoming Car Seat Checkup and Bicycle Helmet Giveaway.   This free event will be held Sept. 27 from 3-6 p.m. at the Ottertail Sheriff’s Operation Center, 469 Main St, Ottertail City. Appointments are required so please schedule a car seat check or bicycle helmet fitting with… Read More

The elementary students are in love with our new set up in the library.  They are excited that they get to have the junior non fiction book shelves on “their” side of the library!   The goal for this year with the junior non fiction section is to purchase new books for key areas in it. … Read More