The June 2025 Otter Tail County Lake Property Owner meeting will be held June 19, at the Ottertail Community Center. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early for a time of socializing and networking. The featured speaker will be Jeff Vansteenburg, OTC COLA Environmental Director. Jeff will talk on the… Read More

The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) presented its case before the Becker County District Court Monday, June 9, requesting the release of police body and dash camera footage related to the April 22, 2024, arrest of Senator Nicole Mitchell. Representing Alpha News, UMLC filed the lawsuit seeking transparency about the events surrounding Mitchell’s arrest in Detroit… Read More

Fargo will once again host its annual Summer VetFest outreach event on June 25, from 4 until 7:30 p.m., in the Healing Garden at VA Hospital on 2101 Elm Street N.   “We are dedicated to empowering every Veteran by providing essential services such as healthcare enrollment, toxic exposure screenings, disability claim assistance, and guidance on… Read More

M-State announces honors lists Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 585 students to its President’s List and 622 students to its Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester.   Students on the President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level credits and 75 percent of the courses in… Read More

Key energy issues under debate in the most recent legislative session and the need for a balanced portfolio when planning for future electric grid reliability were among the topics presented during last week’s Energy Forum at Thumper Pond Resort. The forum, an annual event hosted by Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) since 2022, served as the… Read More

Arvig awarded the Royale B & Eleanor M Arvig Memorial Scholarship to 36 area high school seniors from the class of 2025, including Henning senior Tiffany Weber.  Each student will receive a $3,000 scholarship to their chosen college, university, or vocational school. Students were selected based on achievements or interests in mathematics, engineering, accounting, computer science,… Read More

Hunters have through Thursday, July 3, to apply for one of four elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “We are reducing opportunities for elk harvest this year to make sure Minnesota’s elk populations continue to thrive. The number of permits available is based on the lower-than-expected number of elk we… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate I now pronounce you husband and wife, but before telling the new couple congratulations, don’t forget to click unmute on your screen. That was the situation facing Christina and Tyler Wohlwend on Saturday, June 6 as the rural Deer Creek couple officially tied the knot in front of… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten On Friday evening, June 13, Author, Director, and Iowa Pie Baker, Beth Howard previewed her new Documentary Film “PIEOWA, A Piece of America” at the Cornerstone Church in Henning. Following the film, a spontaneous celebration broke out as Lurene Holm announced she had two freshly baked Rhubarb Custard pies cooling on her… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Jim Christopherson grew up on a farm near Vining, the youngest of 10 children. His father, Edward, immigrated from Norway to the United States. Hard work on the farm paid off for Jim who was a star athlete at Henning High School. By the time he graduated from high school, in… Read More