Henning teen opens new mobile vehicle detailing business By Chad Koenen Publisher Anthony Rousu is living the dream, or at least fulfilling his dream of being a business owner. A junior at Henning High School, Rousu started a new mobile vehicle detailing business this summer that prides itself on customer service and providing a high quality… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A quilt can be much more than a way to stay warm in the cold winter months. Quilts are a work of art that can tell a story as unique as the person who put it together, provide decorative feature pieces in a room and also be a peace offering and gift… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Two years after a fire destroyed a historic former school and town hall, residents of Compton Township will soon have a new place to call their own. Construction on a new town hall is underway at the same location a nearly 100-year-old historic building was burned down in a suspected arson in… Read More

Several area property owners raised concerns about single RV site rental By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on July 23, approved a conditional use permit application request to rent a single unit Recreational Vehicle (RV) site to the public on Rokmar Road near Molly Stark Lake and West Battle Lake. Approval came despite opposition from some… Read More

Community work night set for July 31 to remove fencing in advance of restoration project Photo by Chad Koenen The Henning softball fields will get a bit of a makeover this summer to repair a broken fence, as well as fix the infield and outfield that are in a state of disrepair. The city is hosting… Read More

West Central Initiative welcomes Ben Schierer as Director of Civic Partnerships and Griffin Peck as Climate Resilience Officer, bolstering the organization’s regional development work.  Schierer brings a wealth of experience in government and civic engagement, with 16 years as an elected official. He is the Mayor of Fergus Falls, a 2020-2021 Bush Fellow, and a 2023… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Stan Satre, even though he is past the age of 90, still is one of the pastors for summer outdoor Sunday worship services at Camp Nidaros near Walker Lake.  ¶  Satre has been the main chaplain at Camp Nidaros since 1982, heading many of the 10 a.m. Sunday worship services… Read More

City council to begin search for replacement By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Deer Creek will once again be searching for a new city clerk/treasurer.  Just weeks after officially taking over for former city clerk/treasurer Tom Parish, who retired earlier this summer, Bill Connolly resigned his position as Deer Creek Clerk/Treasurer. Connolly’s last day will be… Read More

Fundraising $5k to benefit the K9 program The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office announced K9 Koa as the newest addition to their team on Friday, July 19. K9 Koa is a 2-year-old German Shepherd from the Slovak Republic and will be assigned to his handler, Deputy Kelby Jensen.  Together they will be attending a 13-week training program and will… Read More

Starting Thursday, Aug. 1, archery deer hunters can purchase permits to hunt on the Camp Ripley military installation. This archery season, there will be several hunting changes at Camp Ripley: Camp Ripley will be open to archery hunting by permit only during the entire Minnesota archery season (Sept. 14-Dec. 31), rather than a single weekend. Hunters will… Read More