Accident occurred southeast of Ottertail on Thursday By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Joe Mack, 60, of Ottertail, was killed when his vehicle was hit by a train southeast of the city of Ottertail at 8:48 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, an Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office report said. The accident took place at the intersection of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With a smile on his face and a glimmer in his eye, Dave Perreten didn’t even have his coat off last week before he began telling the story of how a kid from the small town of Henning, helped to get the NASA program off the ground—literally. “Now the first question is… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Looking to “lure” in local residents for an afternoon of fun, the Henning Rod and Gun Club will be hosting its 42nd annual Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday. The ice fishing derby will be held on the east end of Middle Leaf Lake beginning at 12 p.m. While many area ice fishing… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher An expansive reconstruction project in downtown Henning will be moving forward as scheduled, despite questions about who could eventually take ownership of Highway 108/Douglas Ave. During a special work session last Monday night, the Henning City Council heard from Lori Vanderhider  and Mary Safgren  about the potential County Highway 108 project that is… Read More

New garage to house 6-7 county trucks By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The purchase of land close to 430th Street near Pelican Rapids will allow for construction of a new maintenance garage for the county highway department. Approval for purchase of the property took place Jan. 26 during a meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Willow Creek Executive Director Lisa Augustus said the effects of COVID-19 are not only taking the toll on the employees, but the residents at the independent and assisted living facility. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, Augustus told the Willow Creek Commission that six residents were hospitalized from Dec. 9 through the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With no new loan requests, and a growing revolving loan fund account, the Henning EDA brainstormed different ways the group could help attract new and existing businesses to the community.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday morning, the Henning EDA said money is available for businesses in need, for expansion and… Read More

Henning School senior Gracie Grabe hosted ice skating lessons at the ice skating rink in Henning each of the past two Mondays. Despite a snowstorm during the first week, about a dozen area children learned the basics of skating and took to the ice. Grabe is holding the free ice skating class each Monday as… Read More

Trapping remains a tradition for Henning family By Chad Koenen Publisher To say the Olson family in rural Henning was busy this fall would be an understatement.  The family trapped 32 beavers, 7 otters, 10 raccoons, 8 coyotes and 62 muskrats across the greater Otter Tail County area. Most of the trapping took place in the Henning… Read More

City council reorganizes for the new year By Jenna Baker Correspondent A new mayor led the first Ottertail City Council Meeting of 2021.  Mayor Ron Grobeck took office at the start of the year, filling the position that was held by Myron Lueders for the previous 10 years. Grobeck opened the council meeting with a light-hearted joke… Read More