Railroads helped OT County grow in early years By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Railway Express Agency is one of this writer’s favorite exhibits at the county museum in Fergus Falls. County residents have a wonderful museum on the west side of Fergus Falls (West Lincoln Avenue) under the banner of the Otter Tail County Historical Society…. Read More

Area producers are invited to join East Otter Tail, Wadena, and Todd County SWCD staff for The Future of Tillage: A Strip Till Event on August 19, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free event will be held at Ron Sakry Farms, 31757 State Hwy 106, Deer Creek MN 56527.  Presentations will include a local… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten Family and friends of George Smith recently gathered to celebrate George Smith’s 90th birthday. A celebration was held on East Battle Lake. 

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Theodore Roosevelt presidential library construction continues near Medora in western North Dakota. A grand opening is planned for July 4, 2026. Roosevelt was a rancher near Medora before becoming president of the United States. Medora has, for many years, been a popular tourist destination for many residents of Otter Tail… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ latest ruffed grouse counts found Minnesota’s spring 2025 population is lower statewide than last year. Ruffed grouse drums per stop were 1.8 statewide, down from 2.3 drums per stop last year, an expected drop considering spring 2024 was the highest 10-year cycle population peak for ruffed grouse since 1972. The… Read More

Concordia College has joined Compass, an online platform that helps high school students explore careers and connect with the education and training needed to pursue them. Concordia is the first private four-year college to be featured on the career exploration tool.  Developed by Fargo-based Golden Path Solutions, Compass links more than 23,000 students across 250 schools… Read More

Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association’s (MnUSA) Charity and Awards Committee proudly announces their annual Scholarship recipients for 2025 which include: • Tiffany Weber of Henning awarded $1,000 • Cohen Melcher of Mantorville awarded $750 • Grace Soltau of Grand Meadow awarded $500 • Chloe Schuster of Kenyon awarded $500 • Andrew Aho of Frazee awarded $250 • Avery Beumer of Hillman awarded $250… Read More

During the 2025 legislative session, State Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) secured $143,000 in annual funding through the Human Services budget to support transitional recovery housing programs in Otter Tail County. Over the next four years, this investment will total $572,000 and directly support three key facilities: Perham 180, Matthew House and Barbara’s House. “This investment… Read More

Henning to play Deer Creek in elimination bracket on Saturday in Perham By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning North Stars picked up a pair of wins and advanced to the second weekend of the Region 11C tournament. On Friday night the North Stars, who came into the tournament as the fifth seed from the Hi-10, defeated… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Former Henning Giants manager and long-time baseball enthusiast Tony Kawlewski will officially have Henning’s new baseball field dedicated in his honor on Friday night. For much of the 1980s and ‘90s, Kawlewski maintained the baseball field, tracked down umpires, sold preseason tickets to games, lined up players and… Read More