Longtime employee served as head of facilities department After 36 years of dedicated service, Terry Hoff has retired from Otter Tail County’s facilities department. In his career, which began on March 22, 1988, Hoff has seen significant transformations in County facilities. County Commissioner Board Chair Kurt Mortenson presented Hoff with a plaque, expressing the board’s appreciation… Read More

Contributed photos Matt Goeden hosted the Ottertail Lakers 4-H Club on May 30 for a flower/vegetable education evening at his greenhouse in Henning. Each member of the 4-H club was able to bring home a flower pot and veggie plants.

New Mexico winner defeats three Minnesota residents at annual event in NYM By Chad Koenen Publisher Freedom of Speech is worth the cost, at least that was the decision of the more-than 100 people who attended the 31st annual Great American Think-Off at the New York Mills High School on Saturday night.  Michelle Mellon, a New Mexico… Read More

Browerville resident gets ready for November election AJ Peters has officially received the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) for the United States Congress representing Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District.  This endorsement underscores his commitment to help the people of rural Minnesota by strengthening economic opportunities, enhancing healthcare accessibility, creating workforce and senior housing funding, and advocating… Read More

Bunkowski named to Dean’s List Kaislyn Bunkowski, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester. The Dean’s List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours. This… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Vanessa Neels, Julie Johnson, Keith Fleischauer, and Stuart and Christie Fleischauer shared a few laughs over a cup of coffee in an otherwise quiet Betty’s Pantry on Wednesday, May 29. Twenty-five years ago in March, Betty’s Pantry, Ottertail Bakery and All Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning opened in… Read More

Event to be held at Operations Center in Ottertail By Chad Koenen Publisher Safety will take center stage during an open house at the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. The event, which is being hosted by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office at the Ottertail Operations Center in Ottertail, will include representatives from a number… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Resorts in Otter Tail County are popular with both locals and visitors. Such was the case Friday evening, May 31, when this writer traveled with family members from Fergus Falls to Bell’s Resort on the northwest side of Star Lake to enjoy the resort’s popular chicken dinners. The restaurant and bar,… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The 23rd annual Ronald McDonald House Ride is set for Saturday in New York Mills. The event raises money for the Ronald McDonald House in Fargo, N.D. By Chad Koenen Publisher As the ground rumbles and the engines roar down Centennial 84 Drive in New York Mills on Saturday, participants in the 23rd annual… Read More

Otter Tail Power transforms Hoot Lake Plant to solar energy By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Customers of Otter Tail Power Company, on May 22 and May 23, attended an open house at the Hoot Lake Solar facility east of Fergus Falls.  The 49-megawatt solar generation complex has nearly 130,000 solar panels that generate enough energy to… Read More