Landmark Center Dan Broten We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year.  Thank you to all the volunteers that made our Santa Day activities a success this year. Special thanks to the Doug & Diane Thorson family for donating our 2021 Community Christmas Tree, to all the Henning… Read More

The following classes are being offered through Henning Community Education.   For more information or to register for classes contact Henning Community Education at 583-2927, ext. 8000. • All Natural Health and Wellness Rollerball DIY:  Participants will learn about how essential oils help people in several different ways. There will be five different stations with… Read More

Class to be held Saturday in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning Snowcruisers are reminding area residents that anyone born after Dec. 31, 1976 is in need to have a snowmobile safety certificate. Youth certification is for ages 11-15 and includes an online course that can be located at www.snowmobilecourse.com. Students can also attend… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent All around Otter Tail County, longtime Minnesota Twins fans say it was great to see former Twins baseball hitting star Tony Oliva elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, Dec. 5.  This was long overdue for Tony and also for his former Twins teammate, pitcher Jim… Read More

Tell us about your family: Newly married to Nicholas Waskosky who also works on the ambulance. (This is actually how we met.) Nick and I have one horse, one dog and one cat.   What are some of your hobbies? Bow and rifle hunting, fishing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cycling/triathlon, skating, water and snow skiing, volleyball, softball,… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen A group of performers stopped by Henning School on Tuesday afternoon to perform a number of Nordic classics in honor of the Nordic Christmas time. Members of the Swedish Trio performed a variety of songs and included several Henning students in the performance as they rang bells. The performance also included… Read More

Henning School third and fourth grade students were able to take time in their day to make fleece hats with members of the 4-H last week.  Donna Geiser from the East Otter Tail County 4-H led the event and taught the kids a lot about how important it is to recycle and keep the planet… Read More

Positive test discovered in Brainerd area A newly discovered instance of chronic wasting disease in the Brainerd Lakes area will result in three more years of sampling and other disease management efforts for that area. In addition, following the confirmation of a CWD-positive deer in late October in Polk County near the North Dakota border,… Read More

FEMA expected to be at TCHC through Jan. 30   In an effort to help many struggling healthcare systems, the Minnesota Department of Health, in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has mobilized several clinician groups across central Minnesota. On Dec. 3, FEMA clinicians arrived for orientation training at Tri-County Health Care in… Read More

Two structural fires reported from Dec. 7-8 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on Dec. 8, said a resident of Ottertail was scammed out of $200. “This was a computer scam, with the resident buying $200 Google play cards,” said a sheriff deputy. “We advised the county resident to get in touch with… Read More