Contributed photo Emmalee Smith auditioned for the Concordia Honor Band with the guidance and assistance of Marlene Wahlin (former Henning music teacher) and Kaylin Bosworth (current Henning band director). She was selected to be a part of the Honor Band event which was held April 4-6 at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.  Participants rehearsed over… Read More

For questions or to register for the following Community Education classes please contact the Henning Public School at 583-2927, ext. 8000.  Registration and payment can be mailed to Henning Community Education, 500 School Ave., Henning, MN 56551. beYOU -feel  beYOUtiful in the  skin you’re in class Celebrity Makeup Artist Mallory will guide you and help customize an effortless everyday… Read More

By Lou Hoglund Pelican Rapids Press Maplewood State Park is the ultimately logical place for Bill Anderson to serve as park manager. Maple trees, maple leaves, maple syrup, and almost anything else maple have been a constant for Anderson. In fact, he arrived for duty just in time for the annual Maplewood-Vergas maple syrup festival, coming up on… Read More

5 years ago Monday, April 14, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Rural Henning twins Blake and Blaine Wallevand celebrated their 18th birthday at a distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday night. As friends, family and community members lined the streets, the Wallevand twins were treated to a surprise birthday party featuring a variety of signs and even… Read More

Contributed photo Dalton Guse, Noah Mills and Julian Lomeli were selected as one of the outstanding young Minnesota band musicians from hundreds of applications. Henning music teacher Naomi Horn sent in individual recordings of each student playing their instrument earlier this year and was notified a few weeks later that three Henning students were selected… Read More

More than 400 structures in rural Minnesota will soon have high-speed internet access as Arvig plans to invest recently awarded grants from the state’s Broadband Line Extension Connection Program in a last-mile fiber-to-the-home project. Arvig was awarded grants totaling $3,303,607 from the Line Extension program after submitting successful lowest-cost bids to serve 406 locations.  The locations and… Read More

Local non-profit forms to take over local store should it close in the future By Chad Koenen Publisher One of Henning’s busiest downtown retail spaces will remain open, despite the recent announcement that the Fergus Falls Salvation Army Thrift Store will be closing this spring. According to Lt. Joshua Bowyer, the Henning Salvation Army store will remain open… Read More

Meeting included time for residents to ask questions On Monday March 31, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners hosted a well-attended open house in Henning, bringing together residents and county staff for an evening of meaningful discussions and community engagement. Representatives from multiple county departments shared updates on services and upcoming projects. Bob Ehlert from… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A social worker pilot program was approved March 25 by the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners. The service aims to avoid the need for commitment and to enable the proposed patient to voluntarily engage in needed treatment.  The action by the county board follows 2024 legislative approval of a… Read More

Enforcement to cover cannabis, low-potency hemp edibles By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning has handed off regulating cannabis sales within the city limits to Otter Tail County officials. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Henning City Council approved a resolution to allow Otter Tail County to be in charge of licensing and regulating… Read More