Meeting set for Oct. 11 in Vining Tim Peterson is a traveler and a descendant of Norwegian emigrants settling in Battle Lake Area in 1884. His great grandfather traveled  from Vang i Valdes, Norway, at age 16.  Now, generations later, Peterson has traveled to Norway 13 times.  He will share his experiences of travel and contrast… Read More

Boys, girls teams take seventh, Bulldogs to travel to Perham for large meet on Thursday The Otter Tail Central cross country team traveled to the Fergus Falls Hermes Invite on Thursday. The meet was the lone action for the Bulldogs last week. In the boys varsity meet the Bulldogs finished in seventh place with 192 points,… Read More

Bulldogs to host Staples-Motley Friday in Henning   There was no shortage of action on Friday night as the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs and Pelican Rapids Vikings accounted for over 800 yards of total offense and 60 points at Tony Thiel Field in Battle Lake. Fortunately for the Bulldogs, they had 484 yards of total… Read More

Henning improves to 12-6 overall with win over Sebeka After games against Barnesville and Sebeka last week, the Henning Hornets overall record improved to 12-6 and their Park Region Conference record is now 4-0. On Tuesday, the Hornets fell to Barnesville 2-3 (25-23, 25-20, 16-25, 15-25 and 12-15) and then on Thursday, they defeated Sebeka… Read More

Glider was being stored in a hanger at F.R. Steuart Airport in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher A World War II era glider is getting a new lease on life. The Schweizer TG-3A Glider has been housed in a hanger at the F.R. Steuart Field in Henning for approximately 30 years. The glider remained at the local… Read More

MCA science, math scores also improve By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District continues to rank among the best in reading, math and science when compared to other school districts in the Freshwater Education District. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the Henning School Board heard the district’s results from the MCA and MTAS… Read More

Homecoming week kicks off at Henning School By Chad Koenen Publisher Tanner Arndt and Emma Severson were crowned as the Henning School Homecoming King and Queen on Monday afternoon. Arndt is the son of Jeff and Sally Arndt, while Severson is the daughter of Eric and Amy Severson.  Coronation kicked off a busy week of activities for students… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A semi and train accident temporarily closed down Highway 108 in Ottertail on Thursday morning. The crash occurred at approximately 7:40 a.m. According to reports, the tractor trailer was driving southbound on North Lake Street from Elevator Drive in Ottertail and crossed the railroad tracks as an approaching southbound train was coming. The… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies reported that one person was injured in a traffic accident at South Clitherall Lake Road at 10:42 a.m. on Sept. 19. This was a two-vehicle accident when one driver failed to yield at an intersection. The driver of the other vehicle swerved to try and avoid the collision but… Read More