Former Daily Journal building to temporarily house county department Otter Tail County has purchased the former Daily Journal building at 914 East Channing in Fergus Falls.  The building will temporarily house the Land and Resource Department. Minor improvements and modifications have been made to allow for temporary service at the new location.  The Land and Resource… Read More

Additional fundraising underway to complete new walking trail By Chad Koenen Publisher A final push to raise enough money to fund the Tyler Wohlers Memorial Trail is underway in Ottertail.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday night, the Ottertail City Council discussed the walking trail along Highway 78. The trail begins near the fishing pier… Read More

Several thefts reported across OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on March 13, reported two injuries during a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Highways 10 and 75 in eastern Otter Tail County. The accident took place at 10:38 a.m. This accident took place just east of Bluffton. The vehicle was southbound… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen, contributed  Firefighters from Henning, Vining, Elbow Lake, Wendal, Evansville and Miltona came to Henning on Saturday morning for a Firefighter 1 training course. The fire departments trained inside a house located at 200 Balmoral Ave. in Henning, before burning the house down when the training exercises were completed. Throughout the morning… Read More

Contributed photo The Henning Lions Club hosted its annual pancake breakfast to benefit the Henning Food Shelf on Sunday morning. Volunteers served well over 200 people with the proceeds going to the Henning Food Shelf. 

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning School students and staff members wore mismatched socks and sported a new t-shirt in honor of Down Syndrome Day in Henning on Monday. The students in first and fifth grade (above) all received a shirt in honor of fifth grader Hendrick Witt and first grader Callie Kysar who both have… Read More

Grants to focus on creating a more sustainable and equitable region West Central Initiative is accepting applications now through April 13 for Resiliency Fund Grants. Grants will focus on organizations working to create a more sustainable and equitable region.    “Two years have passed since we established the Resiliency Fund to respond to the immediate pandemic… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Kale Misegades has advanced to the Elks National Hoop Shoot Finals after winning a tiebreaker in the North Central Region contest over the weekend. After connecting on 22 of his 25 free throws in the competition, Misegades made all five of his tie break shots. The… Read More

Students, staff participate in pilot program to reduce waste, increase recycling at school By Chad Koenen Publisher One school’s trash could turn into another person’s black gold. Well, not necessarily the type of black gold that comes out of the ground and fills a vehicle, but the type that could help to cultivate the next… Read More

Results find less conflict, support for ALS By Chad Koenen Publisher Conflict between the volunteers of the Henning Ambulance Service has decreased over the past six months, at least that was the finding of a recent survey of the department. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning City Council received the results of a… Read More