By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Feb. 14, said one person was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 78 near the town of Ottertail. The accident took place at 11:40 p.m. The driver complained of being unable to move her lower extremities and experienced back pain. The individual was taken to the Perham… Read More

Treatment facility would be located in Clay County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  County commissioners, on Feb. 13, passed a resolution in support of Clay County (Moorhead area) pursuing the possibility of establishing a new psychiatric residential treatment facility. This plan is only in the preliminary stages. Current facilities are in operation in the Twin Cities,… Read More

OTC Big Build program continues By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The County Board of Commissioners, on Feb. 13, held a public hearing regarding property tax abatements for nine new housing applications. This is an ongoing program as part of “The Big Build” that reduces a homeowner’s property taxes for a period of time. “We are addressing the housing… Read More

Organization continues to seek local volunteers The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Posse announced the, “Posse Member of the Year for 2023” at their annual awards meeting in December. Dennis Sazama, a lifelong resident of Otter Tail County, was voted by Posse members for the award due to his outstanding participation and role as Supply Sergeant. A… Read More

The Henning community will be celebrating World Down Syndrome Day for the seventh straight year, which occurs every March 21. The date 3-21 represents a third copy of the 21st chromosome resulting in Down Syndrome.  Organizers are thankful to be able to celebrate within the school and community. The goal is to raise awareness to those… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Feb. 9, reported that two people were injured in a roadway accident east of Underwood near South Turtle Lake. The accident, along Highway 122, took place close to 3:15 p.m. The vehicle rolled and ended upside down. The driver and passenger reportedly were treated for minor injuries. Theft reported… Read More

Unusually mild weather in February is impacting road and trail conditions in several parts of the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Several roads and motorized trails in state forests, state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management areas are likely to close earlier than usual because they’re too soft and muddy to support… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 Tyson and Kale Misegades placed second at the regional hoop shoot contest in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday. The brothers competed against state champions from Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois in the North Central Region. Tyson and Kale each made 22 of 25 shots to place second in their… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen The Henning School student body had the unique opportunity to get out of class on Friday afternoon and watch a girls basketball game between Bertha-Hewitt and Henning. The afternoon featured a variety of crowd cheers, including “the roller coaster” cheer led by Dawson Misegades (above), as well as a variety of games… Read More

Otter Tail County Republican Caucus On behalf of the Otter Tail County Republicans, the Republicans invite all the 91 precincts within Otter Tail County to their respective caucus locations on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. for check in, with a Call to Order at 7 p.m. There will be 2 caucus locations within Otter Tail… Read More