The University of Minnesota Extension Office welcomes Rachel (Johnson) Wahlstrom to the West Otter Tail County (WOTC) Extension team. As a former Otter Tail County 4-H member, Wahlstrom will return to the program as an Extension Educator to lead a range of 4-H Youth Development programs. Her primary role as an Extension Educator will be… Read More

Photos by Tom Hintgen Permanent Old Clitherall displays can be seen at the county museum as part of the Otter Tail County Historical Society on the west side of Fergus Falls. Old Clitherall became the county’s first non Native American settlement in 1865, the same time as the end of the Civil War.

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 As Ashley Ladwig, Maggie Cronk and Madisyn Johnson head into their final months at Henning School, school librarian Pam Wiese found a special surprise for three of the most frequent patrons of the library over the past 13 years—a copy of the first book they ever checked out… Read More

Angell named to BSU Dean’s List Joseph Angell, a Bemidji State University student originally from Ottertail, has earned Dean’s List honors at BSU for the Fall 2023 semester.    To be eligible for Bemidji State’s Dean’s List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester and be enrolled in at least 12… Read More

Raffle tickets are still available in Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher Record temperatures have done a number on ice conditions on local lakes across the region this winter.  With temperatures resembling April, as opposed to the heart of winter, the Henning Rod and Gun has been forced to cancel the annual Ice Fishing Derby on Middle Leaf Lake…. Read More

State BPA contest set for March 14-16 in Minneapolis Six Henning students have advanced to the state BPA contest. The students qualified for state after competing in the Regional BPA contest in Detroit Lakes on Wednesday, Jan. 24.  Due to some illnesses and other conflicts Henning only had nine students who competed in the regional contest…. Read More

Newspaper receives first place in General Excellence By Chad Koenen Publisher The Citizen’s Advocate received 14 awards, including first place in the prestigious category of General Excellence, during the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. The Citizen’s Advocate was recognized along with other newspapers from across the state at the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association convention from… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many county residents remember the Galloping Goose that was a short train which went east and west through Otter Tail County during the 1950s and 1960s. Other short trains in the Upper Midwest also were known by the name Galloping Goose. The train traveled from Oakes, North Dakota, to Wahpeton-Breckenridge, through… Read More

Agency has served Otter Tail County area since 1959 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Productive Alternatives has served persons with disabilities in Otter Tail County since 1959. The name has changed over the years, but the mission has remained the same: providing services that make a huge impact in people’s lives. “As a non-profit social services agency,… Read More

Low interest loans to replace non-compliant SSTS By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Minnesota Clean Water Partnership (CWP) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) have awarded Otter Tail County with a grant to provide low interest loans to property owners to replace non-compliant subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS).  “Otter Tail County serves as the lender,” said… Read More