Distinction comes from Minnesota Association of Small Cities The Minnesota Association of Small Cities (MAOSC) recently honored Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) with its 2024 Legislative Champion Award for his exemplary work on behalf of small cities. This award is given each year to state legislators who show strong leadership in supporting city leaders’ ability… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam, with viewers in all 50 states and more than 150 countries, will feature a new location and pair of bald eagles when it goes live Thursday. The original EagleCam will also remain on during the coming season. The new camera will focus on the nesting behavior of a breeding… Read More

The Henning Hornet girls basketball team traveled up to Walker to take on a team that made it to the state tournament last season and has everyone back last Tuesday night.  The Hornets knew they would have their hands full as Walker-Hackensack-Akeley is a very talented, experienced, quick and tall, pretty good combination of qualities.  … Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 As the old saying goes—one man’s trash is another man’s igloo. Well, that may not be exactly how the saying goes, but for Henning School Librarian Pam Wiese it may have well been. Wiese, along with dozens of volunteers, turned approximately 600 gallon milk jugs into a life-sized… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher If you think about floating in the water on a tropical island, Henning may not be the first place that comes to mind. In fact, despite being just miles from many of the better than 1,000 lakes in Otter Tail County, there isn’t actually a lake or tropical oasis within the boundaries… Read More

Local concerts kick off December 1 By Chad Koenen Publisher The Christmas spirit is in the air and the Landmark Center in Henning is hoping to provide an opportunity to get in the festive spirit with a free concert next week. The Landmark Center will host a Celtic yuletide performance from Laura MacKenzie on Wednesday, Dec. 4 for a… Read More

Satre has helped to lead services at Camp Nidaros By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Retired Pastor Stan Satre, after this year’s general election, displayed signs on his lawn on the west side of Fergus Falls with the words, “Please work for the future.” This was part of Satre’s effort to urge people to come together… Read More

Ottertail nurse saves NYM resident from oncoming train By Tucker Henderson Reporter On November 11, hospice nurse John Wangler, of rural Ottertail, was making his rounds and stopped in New York Mills to mail some postcards. While waiting for the Post Office to open, a woman reminded him that it was Veteran’s Day and that the facility… Read More

Do you want to watch the same channels at a much lower cost or even free. Henning Community Education will discuss what you will need for devices to get the free channels and what you will need for Streaming options. Instructor Rich Murdock, Freshwater IT, will show how he went from paying a $180 cable… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Gert Larson, who this reporter visited at the Pioneer Pointe senior living facility in Fergus Falls in late October, is a person who has a stabilizing influence on other people. She is an excellent listener who always provides encouragement. This dear friend, to many people, is doing well and is alert… Read More