By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Well-trained voting judges, use of updated voting equipment and secure vote tabulations from 91 precincts will again make for fair and safe elections in Otter Tail County in 2022. During the past several months the staff of the county Auditor-Treasurer’s office has received inquiries regarding the absentee voting process, voter registration… Read More

Event to include lunch in Wadena, tour of private Taggart museum  Leif Erikson, Sons of Norway will be hosting a meeting and tour of a private museum in Wadena on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The day will be a double-header event with lunch in Wadena at OMA’s Restaurant and Bakery, followed by a visit to the private… Read More

On September 23, Tri-County Health Care staff, administrators, advisory members, and board members participated in a special time capsule ceremony.   The daylight turned grey, and the rain left a fresh shine to the almost finished rural health care center of the future. While huddled under a small tent, speakers placed special items one-by-one in the… Read More

Bulldogs to travel to Staples-Motley on Friday By Chad Koenen Publisher Pelican Rapids scored 26 unanswered points as they handed Otter Tail Central its first loss of the season on Friday night by a score of 40-6. While the final score was all Pelican Rapids, OTC ran nearly twice as many plays as the Vikings and ended up… Read More

Youth deer hunt open to all hunters ages 10-17 in Minnesota The Minnesota fall turkey hunting season offers hunters a challenge and another way to experience the outdoors in October. Fall turkey season is open from Saturday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 30. Hunters are allowed to take one turkey of either sex during the fall season…. Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The Henning Elementary School was decked out in different shades of purple on Wednesday in honor of kindergarten teacher Pam Amundson’s 60th birthday party. In addition to celebrating with her class, students and staff members wore purple to help Amundson celebrate the milestone. Students in grades K-5 joined Amundson on the playground… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 Jacob Quam was just 16-years-old when he passed away on April 13. He was on his way to Henning School for an early morning workout when a semi-truck driver crossed the centerline and struck Jacob’s vehicle head-on, just a few miles away from his Vining home. Members of… Read More

Competition featured some of the best hand bell choirs from Hong Kong By Chad Koenen Publisher Gloria Axelson has the unique ability to be in the right place at the right time. She also has the knowhow to walk through an opening when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is knocking at her door.  Axelson, who lives on East Battle… Read More

Open house to provide information on referendum By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District will host an open house to highlight some of the future needs at Henning School. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning School Board approved hosting an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The open house will be held from 5:30-8 p.m…. Read More

High school classmates catch up at a restaurant By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Vergas, a community close to the county line between Otter Tail County and Becker County, was the perfect place to meet for high school class reunion committee members Tom Hintgen of Fergus Falls and Vicki Engen Heydt who lives northeast of Frazee, at… Read More