New county garage being constructed near Pelican Rapids By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has a reputation of working in a bipartisan manner to address a problem and find a solution for the betterment of county residents. Such was the case in 2021 when the county board purchased land near Pelican… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The Ottertail Community Center was abuzz on Saturday for the annual OtterDazzle celebration. The event featured everything from turkey bowling (bottom right), an arts and crafts fair, a wagon ride, arts and crafts (below left), as well as a large fireworks display. Another highlight, at least for Penelope Guck (above), was the… Read More

Contributed photo The Ottertail Lakers 4-H club helped the Ottertail Chamber place the city decorations at the Ottertail city park  on Sunday, Nov. 20. The club also assisted the Ottertail Lions during the pancake breakfast during Otter dazzle. They also helped with the turkey bowling. 

Contributed photo Lilya Fraki and Lyvia Misegades were inducted into the Henning National Honor Society during an induction ceremony on Monday, Nov. 28. The induction ceremony was held in the Henning School Library. Members of the Henning National Honor Society include: Front row: Riley Bode, Lilya Fraki, Lyvia Misegades and Ally Hart. Back row: Tyson… Read More

People who enjoy the historic Phelps Mill Park area will soon have their experiences enhanced, once recommendations are approved to fund $366,000 of improvements at the beautiful County park. The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) recently completed its application review process and chose Phelps Mill County Park and 13 other parks and trails… Read More

As a community service project, American Heritage Girls will be collecting broken, unwanted, or used Christmas lights from now through Jan. 15 at seven convenient locations.  Anyone with regular string lights or even broken extension cords can drop them off at one of these boxes during the holiday season.  LED lights are not  being collected. Collection… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 Dozens of area fire fighters, teachers, students and community members from Henning and Battle Lake who participated in the first-ever Kids of Valor Donkey Basketball game in Henning. The games were a fundraiser for the local non-profit and was held at Henning School. The NDSU Bison football teams have… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen and Dan Broten The annual Henning Santa Day and lighted Santa Day parade was held on Saturday in Henning. The event featured visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus in the afternoon, hot chocolate at the Landmark Center, arts and crafts at the Trinity Center and plenty of candy that was thrown out from… Read More

City council approves to hire up to three part-time EMTs to fill daytime shifts By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning Ambulance Service will hire up to three part-time EMT’s to fill open shifts within the department.  During a special city council meeting last Monday night, the Henning City Council approved hiring the employees to fill some of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher One of the largest lighted Christmas parades in the area will once again roll through Henning on Saturday. The annual Henning Santa Day festivities will be held on Saturday and feature events from 11 a.m. until well after the sun goes down.  The day will begin with arts and crafts, as well as… Read More