Audit shows slight increase in enrollment in 2022 By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District received nearly 15 percent more revenue than its final budget, while also under spending its budget by nearly 5 percent. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop the school district from spending $547,038 more than it received in revenue last year.  During its regularly… Read More

Kovash Marine, EZ Load and Dock to construct businesses By Jenna Esala Correspondent The first regularly scheduled Ottertail City Council meeting of 2023 opened up with two public hearings, both to review Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) applied for by businesses hoping to build on lots on Pottery Drive. The businesses that applied were Kovash Marine and … Read More

Grant to expand broadband access across rural Minnesota By Robert Williams Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Arvig and Otter Tail Telecom have been awarded grants from the Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband program. Arvig received $1,140,705 to complete a mainline and last-mile project that will reach 171 unserved and 100 underserved households, farms and businesses in the southeastern portion of Otter… Read More

County approves lake area projects By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The former Fergus Falls newspaper building on the east side of Fergus Falls near Minnesota Motor Company on Pebble Lake Road continues to be occupied, temporarily, by county employees who work for the Motor Vehicle and Land and Resource departments. This is the temporary location while remodeling… Read More

Five-person county board oversees $123 million annual budget  By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many residents of Otter Tail County appreciate that county commissioners run for office without party labels. The five-person county board conducts business on a bipartisan basis, working for the betterment of county residents. Absent is finger pointing and accusations against Republicans and Democrats,… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen Sixth grader Ivy Witt (above) took first place at the annual Henning School spelling bee on Wednesday morning. Witt correctly spelled the word “intubated” to win the championship round. She will now advance to the regional spelling bee in Fergus Falls on Feb. 7. She is the daughter of Steve and Sadie… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning EDA met briefly on Thursday morning to reorganize for the upcoming year. The EDA, which includes members from the community and the city council, appointed new mayor Robert Johnson and city council member Mallory Loock to the board. They will assume the roles previously held by councilwoman Tammy Fosse and… Read More

Contributed photo Thanks to the efforts of a number of people around the community, a total of 189 strings of broken Christmas lights were collected during the holiday season. Norah Froslee, of the American Heritage Girls Troop 397 in Henning, led this service project as part of learning to be a good steward of the… Read More

New boat features a fishing-first design philosophy Lund Boats, a leading manufacturer of aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, announced today the redesign of the 202 Pro-V GL. The addition to Lund’s Pro-V GL lineup sets the standard for fiberglass tournament fishing boats with a proven IPS 3 hull design offering a smooth, big-water ride. The… Read More

An error was noted in the Jan. 10 issue of the Citizen’s Advocate. An article entitled “Henning School Library receives Pages for Purpose book grant” incorrectly stated the Henning School District received a large one-time grant. In fact, the Pages for Purpose program is the title of a local fundraising project to raise money to… Read More