Trunk or treats set for Sunday afternoon By Chad Koenen Publisher If one trunk or treat is fun, having two may be a little piece of heaven.  On Sunday, two trunk or treats will be held in both Henning and Ottertail, as local children will have the chance to stock up on enough candy to give them… Read More

Grimes appointed to Ottertail council By Jenna Baker Correspondent At the October meeting, the Ottertail City Council heard from Bob Schlieman, of Apex Engineering, who provided the council with an update on the assessment plan for the Happy Acres Development. He presented two options for the council to decide upon before the public hearing. The first option… Read More

Tickets are still available for Thursdays theater performance of “The Lion in Winter.” The show will get underway at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Center. Please call the Landmark Center at 548-5760 to reserve a ticket. Tickets will also be available at the door. Adults $15, Youth $10, cash or check only. This play is directed and… Read More

Henning School second graders were able to decorate some “fancy” pumpkins last week. The pumpkins were donated by the Weller and Loock families. Each student in Stephanie Jorgenson’s and Kristy Finck’s classrooms were able to decorate two pumpkins as part of the class project. The students were able to make their pumpkins “fancy” with a… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 The Ottertail City Council will move forward with the design phase of a road project in the city. The road project encompasses portions of Elm Avenue, Lake Avenue and Second Street. It also includes a paving project along a portion of Hilltop Road.  The shell of the new Good… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The back wall of the waiting room at AutoFix got a bit brighter last week as Jeff Weller and his wife Holly returned from a trip to San Antonio, Texas.  ¶  After being nominated as the region finalist, Weller made the trek to Texas to compete against 10 other people from across… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher It’s the most wonderful time of the year for people who get their thrills from ghosts, goblins, chain saws and buckets of fake blood. This October will be no different along 2nd St. and Fergus Ave. as the annual Henning Haunted house kicks off this weekend in Henning.  Those who dare to attend… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Dave Wilson knows there is much more to being a police officer than simply writing tickets and chasing down bad guys. There are the interactions with the public, building trust in the community and being a part of the inner workings of the entire town itself. Wilson is hoping to be an important… Read More

Tri-County Health Care continues to see a high volume of patients and calls. Healthcare systems throughout the state are similarly experiencing a high volume of patient traffic due to the spike in COVID-19 positivity. As a reminder, ReadyCare patients should be entering the building through the north emergency room entrance. This change has been in place… Read More

Individual transferred money into Bitcoin to scammers By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A resident of central Otter Tail County, exact address not available, was still waiting on Oct. 14 to see if she lost money as a victim of a scam attempt. The resident told sheriff deputies that her computer had locked up and she was instructed,… Read More