By Chad Koenen Publisher A fire suppression system in need of additional water pressure at OtterCell (a battery making business near ULV) in Ottertail, recently resulted in a lengthy discussion about how to best service the growing business on the outskirts of Ottertail. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 15, the Ottertail City Council heard… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Bikers will be taking to the streets of Henning on Tuesday night, but don’t expect to see leather chaps, handle bar mustaches or loud roaring engines. Instead, local youth will be putting up their kick stands, clipping on their helmets and cheering loudly as they race through an obstacle course during the… Read More

By Shay Scanlan Report for Minnesota Amid soaring insurance premiums, relief may be on the horizon for Minnesota public school employees in the coming years through a proposed statewide insurance pool. Educators are calling on the Legislature to establish the pool, saying they are forced to delay healthcare, choose between livable salaries and affordable coverage, or, in some… Read More

By Matthew Johnson Reporter The evening of April 3, 1976, was one that family members of Bernard Rusness, his common law wife Peggy McKay and their eight-year-old son Brian Rusness will never forget. Late that evening around 11 p.m. the family’s recently remodeled, two-story farmhouse southwest of Wolf Lake in Evergreen Township of Becker County burned to… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Gift card scams, despite repeated warnings, have continued this spring in Otter Tail County. Sheriff deputies, on April 21, reported that a scam had been averted relating to a county resident who resides at Big McDonald Lake, northwest of Dent. The county resident was initially contacted by a scammer who said… Read More

County works in collaboration with cities, organizations By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Otter Tail County has housing finance programs available to home buyers, home owners and property owners to build, buy and remodel homes.  The County’s Community Development and Housing Department works in collaboration with cities and partner organizations toward a mission to sustain and grow… Read More

File photo Henning High School prom is set for Saturday at Thumper Pond Resort in Ottertail. Grand march will get underway at 7 p.m. in the ballroom at Thumper Pond in Ottertail and is open to the public. Seating is available to the general public. Following grand march, Henning School students and their dates will… Read More

The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs recently wrapped up another successful elementary baseball camp season, concluding a series of camps designed to develop young players in grades 3–6 while building excitement for the future of Bulldogs Baseball. Led by Head Coach Ryan Hendrickson, the camps focused on fundamental skill development, teamwork, and fostering a love for the… Read More

By Abbey Mulcahy Report for Minnesota Hannah LoPresto sat in front of the House Ways and Means Committee on April 20 to share her experience being groomed and sexually assaulted by her high school band teacher. Beside her was Rep. Peggy Bennett, R-Albert Lea, the author of legislation designed to prevent what happened to LoPresto from ever happening… Read More

By Kendra Mobilia Report for Minnesota When the United States fought the Vietnam War, the government covertly recruited Hmong and Laotian men to assist with its efforts in Laos.  For years, the men who fought on behalf of the U.S. and their families who ended up in Minnesota and other states have asked and waited for their service… Read More