With hearts full of joy and gratitude, Mary, Mother of the Church Area Catholic Community (Mary’s ACC) warmly welcomes Rev. JC Duncan as its new pastor. Beginning his ministry on April 1, 2025, Fr. JC immediately stepped into his role, celebrating Mass across the ACC and embracing his calling to serve with compassion, humility, 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

For more information or questions contact the Henning Public School District Office at 583-2927, option 1. Henning Summer Recreation starts June 2 for all groups except T-ball and Toss ball. T-ball and Toss ball will start Monday, June 9.  Registration forms with information are available on the Henning Community Education webpage and at the Henning Public… Read More

5 years ago Monday, April 21, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Henning is getting closer to completing its own field of dreams. For much of the past four years, a group of volunteers have transformed a baseball field that was deemed as being unsafe for games into one of the nicer complexes in the Park Region Conference. Last week… Read More

Evavold takes second in 100-meters, Antoni fourth in high jump By Chad Koenen Publisher Annabelle Evavold took second place in the 100-meter dash and Myiesha Antoni took fourth place in the high jump as the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs competed at the Anderson-Cole Invite in Perham on April 11.  Evavold took second place with a time of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central softball team has opened its season with a record of 2-3 overall, after sweeping Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in a pair of games on April 10. Following the opening season sweep of the Raiders, the Bulldogs dropped a pair to New York Mills and fell to Sebeka on Thursday night to fall… Read More

Samantha Siedow  Report for Minnesota In a push to expand protections against child exploitation as technology advances, the Minnesota Legislature is considering passing a bill to tackle the rise of artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material and child-like sex dolls.  Currently, it is not illegal in Minnesota to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create images of child… Read More

By Yvette Higgins Report for Minnesota After more than 80 years, the Legislature appears poised to change a rule that restricts the kind of firearms that deer hunters can use in large parts of Minnesota.  A bill by Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, would allow people to hunt deer in any part of the state with any legal firearm.  Currently… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Eggs were ripe for the picking during the annual Ottertail Business and Community Association Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. 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

Egg hunt to feature four different age groups By Chad Koenen Publisher Most people don’t associate magic with Easter, but the Ottertail Business and Community Association has a unique trick up its sleeve this year—showcasing how to make better-than 6,000 colorful Easter eggs disappear in the blink of an eye. The annual OTBCA Easter Egg Hunt is set for… Read More