By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent More residents of Otter Tail County than usual are visiting Medora in western North Dakota this fall. That’s in light of the opening of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.  Roosevelt, who was raised in New York state, lived and ranched near Medora from 1883 to… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Members of the Henning High School Class of 2027 continued a long tradition of welcoming the incoming kindergarten class to school on the first day of school. The Class of 2039 enjoyed their first official day of kindergarten on Tuesday, while the senior class started their final first day of school… Read More

After two full weeks of practices the Henning Hornets opened up the 2026 season by going 2-0 with a pair of wins over Parkers Prairie and Lake Park-Audubon. Another positive is that the C-squad and JV also went 2-0, it was a great week to be a Hornet. Since last fall, there has been a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs made the trek to Moorhead on Friday night for the 11th annual Dragon Twilight Invitational. The meet featured both a high school and college meet as the sun was setting at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. On the boys side, Drew Robinson led the charge as he finished… Read More

Event to get underway Thursday, wrap up Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher Accordions will be working overtime this weekend as the Ottertail Lions Club hosts its 16th annual Polka Daze celebration. The event typically attracts some of the biggest names in polka music, as well as hundreds of people from across the country.  Featuring a… Read More

Several residents raise concerns at special meeting By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek City Council reaffirmed its support of city clerk/treasurer Miriam Steuck, but acknowledged there may be some personality clashes and some things to work on moving forward. As part of a special, and somewhat contentious meeting at times between approximately a dozen… Read More

Henning alum opens JJ’s Service By Chad Koenen Publisher Colton Jacobs is hoping to return an otherwise forgotten shop on the corner of Inman St. and Douglas Ave. to a hub of vehicle activity with his new business JJ’s Service Station.  The 2024 Henning High School graduate recently took over the former service station in… Read More

Project was previously delayed until next year By Chad Koenen Publisher A $9.2 million street and utility project that was originally scheduled for this fall, only to have it indefinitely postponed until 2027, is back on again—and in a very big way. Just weeks after the Henning City Council learned that construction on an expansive… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Itasca State Park, 20 miles north of Park Rapids and the headwaters of the Mississippi River, offers freedom from mental stress, anxiety and replaces this with serenity and a true sense of peacefulness. At Preacher’s Grove a visitor can stand among red pine trees that create a natural… Read More

Free recycling program kicked off in Henning,  Battle Lake area this year By Chad Koenen Publisher A new program aimed at promoting recycling throughout Otter Tail County has shown some positive results across the Henning and Battle Lake areas.  According to Natalee Yates, Public Information and Education Officer with Otter Tail County, Henning and Battle… Read More