New fire chief credits the work of the previous fire chief, crew By Chad Koenen Publisher Andrew Browne can simply look out his window from Wadena State Bank in Deer Creek and see the fire hall he will soon help to guide into the future. Browne was recently elected as the new fire chief of the… Read More

Contributed photo The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office issued an online warning about a crack on the north side of Rush Lake running from the west to the east approximately one-mile long. There is some open water that was marked off with cones and pylons by the Perham Fire Department Friday, Dec. 30. The Sheriff’s… Read More

Snow-covered hydrants can delay fighting a fire By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent When a house is on fire someplace in Otter Tail County, the last thing firefighters want to do is waste time removing snow from the nearest fire hydrant. County residents can prevent this by clearing snow from fire hydrants themselves. “This makes firefighting easier for us,” said… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A 64-year-old Ottertail man died after he was rescued from the water on Saturday on Otter Tail Lake. At 7:26 p.m. the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two snowmobiles and one ATV in the water on the northeast side of Otter Tail Lake in Otter Tail Township. All parties… Read More

Henning family welcomes new baby on Janaury 1 The first baby born at Tri-County Health Care in 2023 is Kyson Joe Reineke. He was born on Jan. 1, 2023, at 5:03 p.m. He weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long. His parents are Sam and Joseph Reineke of Henning. It is a new… Read More

  The following area students are among the 247 2022 fall semester graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, with campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. Local students who were named to the list include: Tyra Alberts, Deer Creek, Phlebotomy Technician-Certificate;  Tori Masog, Deer Creek, Cosmetology-Diploma;  Tanner Wagner, Deer Creek, Criminal Justice-AS… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate January 9, 2018 Jesse Thalmann grew up in Henning with a passion for fishing. Today, the Henning native has found a way to turn his passion into a new guide service in his home town. “I have loved and had a strong passion for fishing my whole life. Growing up I would… Read More

Grant to help replace aging books in school library In October, Laura Smith, Title 1/ECFE/Preschool teacher and Pamela Wiese, Library/Media Center paraprofessional began the Pages for a Purpose library book campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to replace aged fiction and nonfiction books.   Currently, 46 percent of Henning’s School library resources are non-fiction with… Read More

Photo by Dani Koenen The Henning third grade girls basketball team took second place in their first tournament of the season on Saturday. The Hornets defeated Park Rapids 2 in the opening round by a score of 6-4, before defeating Frazee by a score of 24-6 in the second round. Henning then fell to Park Rapids… Read More

The annual meeting of the H-545 Foundation will be held on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Henning Landmark Center.  Topics at the meeting will include an H-545 financial update, our annual newsletter, scholarships to be given out this spring and election of officers. The H-545 Foundation invites any interested community members to attend.  Those… Read More