Fourth graders design, create unique inventions Ryan Emter’s fourth graders at Henning School recently completed a four week unit on the human body, famous scientists and how inventions/discoveries have changed the world. Each student had to study a famous scientist and write a biography about the scientist’s path to fame.  Using the inspiration taken from the scientists,… Read More

Grant to help fund project could be awarded this spring The Solid Waste Department submitted a grant application last month that would support planning efforts for transitioning Otter Tail County to single sort recycling. Otter Tail County currently has a hybrid recycling program with Fergus Falls and Perham having curbside single-sort recycling, and the rest… Read More

Hospital has been named to the list five times in 12 years Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) has been named a 2022 Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital… Read More

Program is supported with grant from MPCA The Solid Waste Department, along with partner sites around Otter Tail County, is preparing to kick off the Organics Recycling Pilot Program over the next week. The Organics Recycling Pilot Program is supported by a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Organics recycling is the industry term… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum As the winter sports season nears completion, John Klinnert is concluding his 45th year as a referee. Whether he is standing on the football field or basketball court, the 1965 New York Mills graduate is proud to be in the thick of things when make or break calls are made at… Read More

Henning receives nearly 10 inches of snow in recent storm By Chad Koenen Publisher February hasn’t traditionally been a snowy month—unless of course the year ends in ’22. Almost 100 years to the day after a snowstorm dropped over 13 inches of snow in Fergus Falls, schools and businesses closed last week as another snowstorm blew… Read More

HFD reminds residents of importance of CO2 alarms By Chad Koenen Publisher The lives of a Henning family were saved last weekend thanks to a device that costs less than a prime rib dinner on Friday night.  Shannon and Debbie Starry were awaken in the early morning hours of Feb. 27 by a carbon monoxide alarm. The… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The elementary cheerleaders led Henning fans at the boys and girls basketball games on Friday night in a variety of cheers. The group was under the direction of Mary Trana. Among the cheerleaders were Violet Swartz and Kennedy Lutgens (above). 

Ottertail city has big gains with new housing Otter Tail County’s Big Build initiative saw promising housing growth in 2021. Last year, $79.2 million in housing investment was added in the County from 507 new and rehabbed housing units, 435 of these being new construction and 72 being rehabbed units. This is an increase in… Read More

Member-driven innovation economically reduces carbon emissions without compromising grid reliability From increased adoption of electric vehicles to navigating the ongoing transition to cleaner energy, Minnesota’s not-for-profit electric cooperatives offer innovative energy programs to member-owners. In a time of remarkable industry change, Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) hosted an open forum for its member-owners on Friday, Feb. 18.  … Read More