By Chad Koenen Publisher Every morning at the school bus stop, parents hand their children off to a bus driver. Many times these bus drivers are family friends, family members or other members of the community they know well. The bus driver is responsible for not only being one of the first people a student sees… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Ottertail City Council is moving forward with upgrading one of its last remaining gravel roads in the city limits. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday night, the Ottertail City Council directed Bob Schlieman, of Apex Engineering, to complete the preliminary engineering work on Wallenberg Drive. What that final plan will look… Read More

Local group hopes to address water level variance By Chad Koenen Publisher With the recent success of a new rock rapids system on West Leaf Lake, members of the Leaf Lakes Association Board of Directors are hoping a similar system can help to regulate decreasing water levels on East and Middle Leaf Lakes. The rock rapids… Read More

OTC road projects wrapping up for 2023 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A motion on Oct. 10 by County Commissioner Dan Bucholz of Perham and seconded by Commissioner Bob Lahman of Parkers Prairie passed unanimously to authorize county highway department employees to use county vehicles for commuting during the winter months for check-ing road conditions. Commuting… Read More

Henning, Ottertail to host trunk or treat events By Chad Koenen Publisher Ghosts, superheroes, goblins and princesses—oh my! An eclectic collection of costumes and children will be converging on the area next Tuesday night. Decorative trunks will be filled to the brim on Halloween night for three trunks or treats, one at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church… Read More

Deer-vehicle accidents tick up in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Oct. 14 east of Elizabeth on Highway 10. The injury was not serious. There were four people inside a pickup when the driver lost control of the vehicle  while driving along a curve in the roadway…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A grandparent in Vergas, north central Otter Tail County, lost several thousands of dollars after becoming a victim of what is known as “the grandchild in distress scam.” The scam was reported by sheriff deputies on Oct. 18. Minnesota grandparents often report a scam where a con artist talks to grandparents… Read More

Family farmed northwest of Fergus Falls in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Henry Luther, a second-born son, met Karolina Haarstick who in 1911 lived about three miles east of the Luther farm northwest of Fergus Falls. They were married in May, 1912, one month before Henry’s older brother Christian married. As promised, Sophie Luther transferred… Read More

New oncologist, surgeon, family medicine provider at LRH Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) has announced three recent additions to the provider team, including a new Oncologist at the Cancer Center, a General Surgeon who will serve in both Fergus Falls and Elbow Lake, and a new family medicine primary care provider in the Fergus Falls Clinic. Dr…. Read More

Rock star has strong ties to OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Gary Puckett, who gained rock ‘n’ roll fame in the late 1960s, always appreciated his family ties to Otter Tail County, and Pelican Rapids in particular. This remains true to the present day for the rock star who still performs on a part-time basis…. Read More