Bulldogs to travel to Staples-Motley on Friday By Chad Koenen Publisher Pelican Rapids scored 26 unanswered points as they handed Otter Tail Central its first loss of the season on Friday night by a score of 40-6. While the final score was all Pelican Rapids, OTC ran nearly twice as many plays as the Vikings and ended up… Read More

Youth deer hunt open to all hunters ages 10-17 in Minnesota The Minnesota fall turkey hunting season offers hunters a challenge and another way to experience the outdoors in October. Fall turkey season is open from Saturday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 30. Hunters are allowed to take one turkey of either sex during the fall season…. Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The Henning Elementary School was decked out in different shades of purple on Wednesday in honor of kindergarten teacher Pam Amundson’s 60th birthday party. In addition to celebrating with her class, students and staff members wore purple to help Amundson celebrate the milestone. Students in grades K-5 joined Amundson on the playground… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 Jacob Quam was just 16-years-old when he passed away on April 13. He was on his way to Henning School for an early morning workout when a semi-truck driver crossed the centerline and struck Jacob’s vehicle head-on, just a few miles away from his Vining home. Members of… Read More

Competition featured some of the best hand bell choirs from Hong Kong By Chad Koenen Publisher Gloria Axelson has the unique ability to be in the right place at the right time. She also has the knowhow to walk through an opening when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is knocking at her door.  Axelson, who lives on East Battle… Read More

Open house to provide information on referendum By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District will host an open house to highlight some of the future needs at Henning School. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning School Board approved hosting an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The open house will be held from 5:30-8 p.m…. Read More

High school classmates catch up at a restaurant By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Vergas, a community close to the county line between Otter Tail County and Becker County, was the perfect place to meet for high school class reunion committee members Tom Hintgen of Fergus Falls and Vicki Engen Heydt who lives northeast of Frazee, at… Read More

Group is also raising money to promote levy By Chad Koenen Publisher As the Henning School District prepares for its biggest building referendum in 30 years, a group of local residents have come together to advocate for the expansive project. The Henning School Referendum Supporters group began meeting in August as a way to help promote the… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Following are county highway projects, other projects and tentative completion dates as provided by County Engineer Charles Grotte to the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 13. Otter Tail County is larger in size than the state of Rhode Island and paved roads total 1,062 miles. This keeps the county… Read More

Contributed photo The annual Building a Legacy Education Foundation golf tournament was held on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Oakwood Golf Course. A total of 48 golfers turned out for the pre-tournament meal, 18 holes of golf and a nice fall day. The winning team was from First National Bank in Henning, Ottertail and Battle Lake… Read More