Henning publisher has been on MNA Board since 2015 Chad Koenen, co-owner of Henning Publications, LLC and co-publisher of the Citizen’s Advocate in Henning, New York Mills Dispatch and Frazee-Vergas Forum, is the new president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association.  Koenen was elected president at the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, Jan. 28 at the Minneapolis… Read More

Newspaper receives second place in General Excellence By Chad Koenen Publisher The Citizen’s Advocate received 11 awards, including first place in Use of Photography as a Whole, during the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. Award winners from across the state were honored during the 155th annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention, which was held at the… Read More

State BPA set from March 10-12 in Minneapolis The Henning BPA (Business Professionals of America) students recently competed in Park Rapids for the Region 6 competition.   Only six students competed this year as the past couple of years without the opportunity to travel to contests has hurt the numbers that Henning High School and advisor… Read More

Loon Lake Resort plan approved near Vergas By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent This month County Auditor-Treasurer Wayne Stein is reviewing with county board members a previously-approved county board resolution to appoint the office of county auditor-treasurer.  A Minnesota statute allows for the incumbent auditor-treasurer to enter into a contract with the county board, making that incumbent an… Read More

Donations to help cover some repairs at community center By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek City Council breezed through an abbreviated agenda on Monday night at the Deer Creek Community Center. During its regularly scheduled meeting, the council received several donations from the Deer Creek Lions Club for everything from the 2022 Deer Trails Day celebration, support for… Read More

Henning EDA discusses lots for sale in city limits By Chad Koenen Publisher Meeting for the first time since September, the Henning EDA spent most of its time last week discussing the city-owned Countryview Apartments. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday morning, the Henning EDA discussed an updated rental agreement for the city-owned apartments and opted… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In mid-January a newspaper column by Vicky Anderson of the Otter Tail County Historical Society caught the attention of many longtime county residents.  Anderson noted, in the first section of her column, the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Runningen Café in 1947, a prelude to the Viking Café in… Read More

County park to remain open to the public during repairs The mill building at Phelps Mill Park will be closed for repairs beginning Jan. 24. The historic Phelps Mill and the surrounding park is a cherished place in Minnesota.  Built in 1889 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, Phelps Mill is… Read More

Otter Tail County Assesor has long history in OTC Doug Walvatne began employment with the Otter Tail County Assessor’s Office on Sept. 1, 1985, first as an office technician then two years later moving to an appraiser position working in the Fergus Falls area.  In 2010, he began his service as county assessor. As an appraiser… Read More

Office recently proposed revisions to the county shoreland management ordinance By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County land and resource employees, always seeking to better serve the residents of Otter Tail County, will be at a retreat on Friday, Feb. 18, for staff training. Offices will be closed on that day. “We work each day to ensure… Read More