Motorcycle ride to make stops in Nimrod, Menahga By Chad Koenen Publisher Twenty years after the first Ronald McDonald Hosue Ride strolled down the streets of New York Mills, motorcycles from across the country will return to town this weekend to raise money for an organization that has touched the lives of people from young… Read More

The new Viking Library System (VLS) bookmobile is now on the road, continuing more than 40 years of service to the region. The bookmobile replaces an older model that proudly served the area for more than 28 years, crisscrossing the six county (Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens and Traverse) service area, accumulating more than… Read More

New Ottertail business to offer healthy teas, shake options for those on the go By Chad Koenen Publisher An Otter-this-world place to get a healthy snack on the run has opened in Ottertail. Otter Nutrition has opened its doors on the floor level of the old Creamery building in Ottertail. The business is owned and… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Ask any fishermen about the key of landing a large fish and one of the top responses will revolve around good bait. It seems fitting then that a family with a rich history in the bait industry would be selected to help Governor Tim Walz land a walleye on the opening… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning Elementary students hosted a modified track and field day last week. The students participated in the events during their phy ed classes all last week. Kindergartners Brielle Thalmann, Mayilynn Swartz, Sophia Stevens, Dexter Manning and Gendtry Lutgens worked hard in the tug of war on Friday.

Photo by Chad Koenen Hundreds of people stopped by the community park in Ottertail on Saturday afternoon for a protest that was held during the Governor’s Fishing Opener festivities last weekend. The protest featured several guest speakers including Larvita McFarquhar, owner of a Lynd, Minn., restaurant, who told those who gathered about the struggles she… Read More

With Erik Osberg looking on, Otter Tail County Commissioner Lee Rogness holds up a measuring stick during Saturday’s Governor’s Fishing opening ceremony. Rogness joked that he hoped the opener would “measure up” for those in attendance. While Governor Tim Walz was in Ottertail briefly Friday, and went fishing Saturday morning, he did not attend the… Read More

Adoption of revised changes will be considered June 8 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Proposed revisions to the Otter Tail County Shoreland Management Ordinance were addressed during a public meeting of the county board of commissioners on Monday evening, May 10, at the Bigwood Event Center in Fergus Falls. The county board heard… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher As she gets ready for her high school graduation, Henning High School senior Kylie Frederick is leaning on the skills she learned as part of the National Honor Society to prepare her for the next chapter of her life. Those skills include leadership abilities she has developed as part of the… Read More