Deer Creek FD to burn dilapidated house By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Deer Creek is making progress towards its goal of cleaning up properties in town.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Deer Creek City Council heard from New York Mills Police Chief Bobby Berndt about an effort to clean up properties… Read More

Collared bears provide management information The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Friday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and wear radio collars. Researchers with the Minnesota DNR are monitoring 35 radio-collared black… Read More

Collared bears provide management information Otter Tail County Solid Waste encourages local residents to celebrate Secondhand September and shop ‘secondhand first’ to reduce waste, support local businesses, save money, and reduce the environmental impacts of producing new products. Think before you throw At the Solid Waste Transfer Stations located around Otter Tail County, employees see daily reminders… Read More

The Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA) and East Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (EOT SWCD) are sponsoring the shoreline restoration bus tour on Saturday, Sept. 16. During the 9 a.m. to noon tour 4-5 properties will be visited. There is no cost for the event. The Shoreline Restoration Bus… Read More

New streaming service to replace NFHS By Chad Koenen Publisher A new streaming service will soon be available for Henning Hornet and Otter Tail Central Bulldog fans. The Henning School District will be transitioning from the NFHS streaming service to HUDL. The school district has utilized NFHS for much of the past two seasons for home games… Read More

Driver injured in accident near Ottertail By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  A Parkers Prairie resident died Aug. 26 after being attacked by a bull at a farm property. Law enforcement, after receiving a 911 call reporting an adult was being attacked by a bull, arrived on the scene and euthanized the bull in order to aid… Read More

An evening of laughter is promised at the Vining Community Center on Monday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m.  Leif Erikson, Sons of Norway of Vining presents a free monthly Nordic cultural program for the community monthly.   The “Norsk Storyteller” introduces himself with “I tell Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic stories too…I’ve been in a Finnish sauna. … Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Sept.4, 2018 The school year is underway and four new teachers will be joining the Henning School District this fall. The new teachers include: Christina Wolden, Kala Mills, Jason Speer, and Aleicia Claassen have been preparing themselves for the new school and all of their students. School officially began on September 4. … Read More

Minnesota DNR reminds residents to be on the lookout for zebra mussels The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Moon Lake, near Brandon in Douglas County. Minnesota DNR Parks and Trails Division staff found adult and juvenile zebra mussels on a settlement sampler on the dock at the Moon… Read More

Nidaros Lutheran Church near Vining will be hosting a community discussion revolving around the risks and signs of sexual exploitation. The event will highlight the importance of being aware of the dangers and methods used to exploit individuals, even in rural Minnesota.  The public is encouraged to attend this conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7… Read More