The Henning H-545 Foundation has scholarship applications available at the Henning School District office for all college students who are graduates of Henning High School. The deadline for turning in applications is February 27, 2026. Applications for the Amundson scholarship are also available at the district office for current college freshman who are graduates of Henning… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen The streets of Henning were lined on Saturday night for the annual Santa Day lighted parade through town. The parade featured a number of decorated vehicles and floats that were strung in Christmas lights. Following the parade, the community gathered for a time of singing Christmas carols and lighting the community Christmas… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A group of local residents gathered last Monday night to officially open the new playground at Amundson Park. While the final touches are still being put on the new playground, which will be accessible for people of all ages and abilities, much of the work to install the equipment has already taken… Read More

Employees recently formed a new union By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning discussed potentially updating a wage study that could be in place by early 2026. During a special city council meeting last Tuesday night, in which several things were taken off the agenda due to inclement weather, the city council discussed the potential need for a… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many of us who enrolled in college oftentimes refer to “positive lifelong impacts” that continue to shape who we are as individuals long after attending classes on college campuses. These include lifelong friendships. Two students who impacted my life at Moorhead State College (today MSUM) in the late 1960s and early… Read More

Santa Claus to visit Ottertail during annual OtterDazzle celebration By Chad Koenen Publisher Henning will become a bit brighter on Saturday as one of the largest lighted parades in the region will roll through town and kick off a festive holiday season.  The annual Henning Santa Day event will be held in Henning on Saturday and feature… Read More

Scandinavian dish makes appearances  in rural Minnesota By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Barnesville, for many of us, was round two for attendance at church lutefisk feeds the final three months of 2025. The Barnesville lutefisk and meatball feed held on Nov. 20 followed the same menu Oct. 31 at Richland Lutheran… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Nov. 22, said fire destroyed three lake cabins on the west side of Otter Tail Lake. Firefighters were called to the scene at 2:53 a.m. The location was Augustana Trail in Amor Township. Responding to the scene of the fire were fire departments from Battle Lake, Ottertail, Underwood,… Read More

Over 166,000 deer already harvested in 2025 season The preliminary deer harvest numbers are closing in on the 2024 total of 170,679 harvested last year. As of Wednesday, Nov. 26, this year’s total is at 166,176 deer with nearly 60 percent of that total being male adults (99,455). Female adults make up 28.6 percent of the… Read More

Abdirashid Bixi Dool, 36, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Dool reportedly claimed to serve 6,000 meals a day to children in Pelican Rapids, more than twice the town’s total population. Most of the $1.1 million… Read More