B&D Foods in Henning continues to offer free grocery delivery By Chad Koenen Publisher Small town businesses have long been known to go the extra mile for customers and the community they serve. That is the case for Doug and Mary Trana and the staff at B&D Foods located in the heart of downtown Henning.   ¶ … Read More

Dinsmore served as a Marine in World War II By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In February 1945 a young man named Dean Dinsmore, who grew up on a farm near Ulen northeast of Moorhead, was a Marine and part of the United States invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II.  The capture of the small… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Bowling alleys in Otter Tail County, some no longer standing, provided great entertainment. Today, older county residents have great memories of bowling during the 1950s and 1960s. Those were the days of pin boys who manually placed bowling pins, prior to the introduction of automatic pinsetters. Many bowling alleys were located… Read More

Photo by Tom Hintgen Citizen’s Advocate co-publisher Chad Koenen presided as outgoing president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) during the annual newspaper awards banquet Thursday evening, Feb. 1, in the Twin Cities. Koenen recently wrapped up his second year as president of the MNA organization. He will serve one more year on the nine-person MNA… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a traffic accident on Feb. 2 after a vehicle struck a deer southwest of Vining at 7:28 a.m. on Feb. 4. The incident took place at the intersection of Highway 57 and 190th Street.  Airbags were deployed and seat belts were worn. Sheriff deputies said the driver… Read More

Timothy Dale Schmidt, 30, of Perham, received a stay of adjudication in county court, Fergus Falls, on Dec. 29, 2023, related to a felony conviction of fifth-degree felony drug possession. Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once… Read More

Leisure, hospitality sector is Minnesota’s fourth largest industry in the state By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Minnesota’s leisure and hospitality sector makes up the fourth largest industry in the state, with about 250,000 employees staffing everything from lakeside resorts and hotels to restaurants, museums and theaters. Last year the state legislature approved the first funding increase… Read More

First college in Greater Minnesota to offer cannabis education Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) has announced a new collaboration with cannabis education and training leader Green Flower to offer three new certificate programs designed to prepare students for careers in the cannabis industry. M State is the first two-year college in Greater Minnesota,… Read More

Senator addressed state media at annual newspaper convention By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Among the keynote speakers at this year’s annual Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) convention in the Twin Cities was Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, daughter of the late Star-Tribune columnist Jim Klobuchar. “You as small town journalists are telling the stories that maybe not… Read More

Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to be wary of potential scam calls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A county resident, address not released to the news media, was scammed and lost $6,000, according to sheriff deputies on Feb. 8. The scam victim bought $6,000 in gift cards and sent the codes to a person she thought was trying to… Read More