Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) and Representative Isaac Schultz (R-Elmdale Township), along with Representative Jeff Backer (R-Browns Valley) and Senator Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids), held a press conference on Monday, April 21, to voice their concerns over a dramatic surge in enrollment by undocumented immigrants in Minnesota’s taxpayer-funded health care programs. This spike follows the… Read More

Henning junior leads tracksters charge in Pillager By Chad Koenen Publisher Myiesha Antoni broke a school record and captured first place in the high jump at the John Reimer Classic in Pillager on Thursday night. Antoni, who is a junior at Henning High School, finished with a jump of 5’3” to post a personal best and… Read More

Otter Tail County and the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Task Force in partnership with the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA) are pleased to invite all area lake property owners to attend the upcoming Lake Stewardship Symposium on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Thumper Pond Resort… Read More

Samantha Siedow Report for Minnesota The Minnesota House passed an omnibus agriculture bill on April 24 that includes a second round of funding for a University of Minnesota seed bank project that university officials say they didn’t have a hand in developing. The bill would spend $250,000 in each of the next two fiscal years on the… Read More

5 years ago Monday, April 28, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate The lights at Elmer Becker Park in Deer Creek came alive on Monday night in honor of the Be The Light Minnesota campaign to honor all of the students, staff and community members, as well as the Class of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lights at the… Read More

Contributed photo The Henning fourth grade math masters team competed in Staples on April 22 with 11 other teams from surrounding districts. Henning secured third place overall. Braxton Balbach also placed eighth in individual rounds. Team members included: Braxton Balbach, Lane Greenwood, Kaylee Godding, Reegan Hoelscher and Teddy Larsen.

Photo by Chad Koenen The Ottertail Business and Community Association hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday afternoon in the community park. The egg hunt featured approximately 6,400 Easter eggs that were hidden throughout the community park and community center area. The egg hunt is typically one of the biggest egg hunts in Otter Tail… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Just five years after an expansive reconstruction project brought new life to Tony Kawlewski Field in Henning, a similar project is nearing completion for another baseball and softball field at the fairgrounds.  ¶  After years of patching the fencing that was falling down and uneven playing surfaces on the softball fields, a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Otter Tail Central and Henning’s most decorated wrestler in school and program history will take his seat among the greatest wrestling legends in the state on Saturday, May 17.  Jacob Volkmann, who was a four-time state entrant and three-time state champion while wrestling for OTC, will be one of 16 people who will… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning EDA found itself in a bit of a chicken and egg scenario last week as it weighed what should come first—housing or businesses? During its regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday morning, the Henning EDA heard from Otter Tail County Community Development Director Amy Baldwin who provided the board an overview of… Read More