Fargo will once again host its annual Summer VetFest outreach event on June 25, from 4 until 7:30 p.m., in the Healing Garden at VA Hospital on 2101 Elm Street N.   “We are dedicated to empowering every Veteran by providing essential services such as healthcare enrollment, toxic exposure screenings, disability claim assistance, and guidance on… Read More

M-State announces honors lists Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 585 students to its President’s List and 622 students to its Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester.   Students on the President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level credits and 75 percent of the courses in… Read More

Key energy issues under debate in the most recent legislative session and the need for a balanced portfolio when planning for future electric grid reliability were among the topics presented during last week’s Energy Forum at Thumper Pond Resort. The forum, an annual event hosted by Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) since 2022, served as the… Read More

Arvig awarded the Royale B & Eleanor M Arvig Memorial Scholarship to 36 area high school seniors from the class of 2025, including Henning senior Tiffany Weber.  Each student will receive a $3,000 scholarship to their chosen college, university, or vocational school. Students were selected based on achievements or interests in mathematics, engineering, accounting, computer science,… Read More

Hunters have through Thursday, July 3, to apply for one of four elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “We are reducing opportunities for elk harvest this year to make sure Minnesota’s elk populations continue to thrive. The number of permits available is based on the lower-than-expected number of elk we… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate I now pronounce you husband and wife, but before telling the new couple congratulations, don’t forget to click unmute on your screen. That was the situation facing Christina and Tyler Wohlwend on Saturday, June 6 as the rural Deer Creek couple officially tied the knot in front of… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten On Friday evening, June 13, Author, Director, and Iowa Pie Baker, Beth Howard previewed her new Documentary Film “PIEOWA, A Piece of America” at the Cornerstone Church in Henning. Following the film, a spontaneous celebration broke out as Lurene Holm announced she had two freshly baked Rhubarb Custard pies cooling on her… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Jim Christopherson grew up on a farm near Vining, the youngest of 10 children. His father, Edward, immigrated from Norway to the United States. Hard work on the farm paid off for Jim who was a star athlete at Henning High School. By the time he graduated from high school, in… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher It may be a bit ironic, but water is slowing down the remodeling project at the Henning Wastewater Treatment facility. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning City Council heard from Henning Public Utilities Supervisor Ted Strand who said construction crews reached water at just nine feet. As a result,… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Spencer McGrew, Otter Tail County’s Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist and chairperson of the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee, addressed county lakeshore property owners May 31 at Thumper Pond. “Zebra mussels have invaded close to 1,000 lakes in Minnesota, but we have been able to keep them out of the other… Read More