Approval came after several special city council meetings By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council approved its 2021 budgets last week. The approval came after several special city council meetings, including one at the Henning Community Center last month.  One of the biggest questions surrounding the budgets last Monday night concerned how the revenue portions of… Read More

Otter Tail County businesses and nonprofits hit hard by winter pandemic-related closures were provided $1.15 million in relief grants by the county. The state-funded grant program was administered through the Otter Tail County’s Community Development Agency and provided grants from $1,250 to $15,000 to 129 local businesses and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19. The grant program… Read More

April is National Donate Life Month, need for organ donors remains high On April 6, a small crowd gathered at the Garden of Hope near the Wesley building in Wadena. Tri-County Health Care staff and some special guests filled the garden for a special flag-raising event. April is National Donate Life Month. During this time,… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher National Honor Society has provided Megan Weber with a myriad of volunteer opportunities like helping with the blood drive, the Medora Musical, the Ronald McDonald House toy drive and countless other community events over the past two years. Those activities have helped her grow to become a positive role model within the school. … Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher In the corner of Eli Hill’s shop at Henning School, a group of students pull wire through the shell of a new fish house. Just an arms length away another dozen students change the oil in a small boat engine, while talking over the loud noise of a grinder just a few… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With a box full of donuts in her arms, Julie Johnson made work a little “sweeter” at several Ottertail businesses last week.     The longtime Ottertail Bakery owner delivered free donuts to just about every Ottertail business last week as she got ready to officially reopen her local bakery for the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Sometimes things just happen for a reason. Maybe a person is in the right place at the right time to save a person’s life. Perhaps they are waiting in line at a convenience store just long enough to meet a long lost friend. Or better yet, maybe they happen to meet a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Seip Drug in Henning administered approximately 100 COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson and Johnson on Friday. The COVID-19 shot clinic was sponsored by Seip Drug and provided area residents an opportunity to get the one shot vaccination in a quick and effective manner.  While Seip Drug in Henning has been administering the Pfizer vaccine… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Megan Rinicker will be graduating from Henning High School in a few months, but the lessons she has learned in school go far beyond what she has gleaned out of a text book.  The Henning High School senior has learned about the importance of helping others through service projects and filling a need… Read More

Photos by Bradley Hastings Strong wind and warm temperatures force some large ice heaves by the Pelican Bay access on Otter Tail Lake on Tuesday. The ice heaves formed just off of shore. Some people even took a chance to walk out onto the ice (above), before it melted for good later last week.