Smokin’ Hot 5k, 10k to kick things off Saturday morning By Chad Koenen Publisher The city of Deer Creek will come alive on Saturday for the annual Deer Trails Day celebration.  After being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the day will get underway bright and early with the Smokin’ Hot 5k and 10k run… Read More

Read to share his expertise on grape industry with residents By Chad Koenen Publisher University of Nebraska professor Paul Read will be making his nearly annual trek up north to Grass Roots on the Farm in rural Ottertail this week.  Read, who has been a professor at the University of Nebraska for over 30 years, will be… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies reported that on July 9 a resident in the town of Ottertail reported being a scam victim, losing $180.  Con artists oftentimes lure people into buying gift cards in order to claim what in reality are false prizes. Once the gift card numbers are given out, the money is gone. … Read More

Sewer fund, Willow Creek lose money, water, sewer, electric, natural gas show a profit By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council received its annual audit report last Monday night.  According to the audit, the water, electric, natural gas and other proprietary funds showed a profit in 2021, while the sewer fund and Willow Creek both lost… Read More

LID boundaries include North Lida, South Lida, Venstrom Lakes in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners, on July 13, approved the establishment of a Lake Improvement District (LID) for Lida Lakes east of Pelican Rapids. The approval came after one stipulation was aired, relating to LID taxing authority. Leaders of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher All non-essential outdoor water use will be banned beginning on July 26 in Henning.  The City of Henning recently announced that the city will need to implement stricter water restriction plans due to the ongoing drought. The Minnesota DNR recently determined the state is in a drought warning phase. That means city residents… Read More

Drought means more water is needed, but don’t overdo it By Chad Koenen Publisher Drought—it’s a seven letter word that is almost forbidden to be spoken in farming and gardening circles. Yet, a dry winter with little snow and a spring and summer in which rain is as scarce as a Dodo bird, has more than… Read More

Bulldogs outscore opponents 60-11 on way to state 13u championship The Otter Tail Central 13u team defeated Staples-Motley 12-0 on Thursday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. AJ Woodworth (draftee from Parkers Prairie) induced a groundout to end the game for the Bulldogs. OTC got things moving in the first inning, when Drew Evavold… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher  vacant building that was once a hub for activity in Henning, will get a second chance at life.  ¶  The former nursing home/rehab center has recently been sold to Ron and Jewel Wacker, who have plans to renovate the building into an apartment complex. While their plan is to eventually remodel the… Read More