Housing First Minnesota, the state’s leading voice for housing, has named Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) a 2025 Legislator of the Year. The honor recognizes his leadership during the 2025 legislative session to advance housing affordability and homeownership opportunities for Minnesotans. The award was presented on Friday, Oct. 24, during Housing First Minnesota’s annual Building Industry… Read More

Producers donate soy-based firefighting foam to local fire departments Across local fire departments and state agencies, SoyFoam’s feel-good story is spreading throughout Minnesota.   This spring, the farmer-led Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council (MSRandPC) launched the soy checkoff-supported SoyFoam campaign, “Planting to Protect: From Farm to Flame.” The council is offering more than 40 organized… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Henning and Ottertail area voters turned out in a big way on Tuesday. Over 475 votes were cast in the City of Henning and 400 in Ottertail last week. Henning Mayor Darren Wiese was re-elected to a second term after defeating challenger Tammy Fosse by a 253-220 margin,… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Jenna Domier and Maci Oseien cracked a small smile as they were selected to die the hair of Henning School Principal Thomas Williams during a pepfest on Friday afternoon. Henning School students raised over $1,200 for Henning HOPE as part of the Pennies for Presents Penny Wars. Several other prizes including breaking… Read More

Deer estimated to be around 300 pounds harvested during youth hunt By Chad Koenen Publisher In just her third year of hunting, Halen Keating has had the kind of luck seasoned veterans can only dream about.  Two years ago the Fargo area resident, who hunts on Bill Keating’s land near East Leaf Lake, was only able to… Read More

PR dispensary denied on 500-foot park buffer By Robert Williams Editor There are some towns in Minnesota that will struggle trying to fit retail cannabis businesses into their business districts without falling under the restrictive buffer zones of 500 and 1,000-feet designated by state statute. A New York Mills business was denied in August as its location of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Gambling was once again at the forefront of the Deer Creek City Council.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the Deer Creek City Council heard from Wet Woody’s Pub and Grub owners Rod and Cathy Woodward concerning a request to change their current gambling provider from the Deer Creek Lions Club… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Saturday, Oct. 25, reported two minor injuries in a traffic accident near Underwood in Tordenskjold Township. The accident took place at 3:14 p.m. A Cascadia semi-truck, traveling westbound on Highway 210, collided with a Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling eastbound on Highway 210.  Receiving non-life-threatening injuries were the semi… Read More

Asleson retired from U.S. Forest Service in 2014 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Oct. 8 Otter Tail County lost historian and former Vergas area resident David Asleson. He was a retired U.S. Forest Service employee in Idaho, Montana and the state of Washington who retired to rural Vergas in 2014. In his latter years… Read More

Battle Lake man shares signs for identifying a stroke he evening of March 26, 2025, was like any other for 75-year-old Brian Kvebak, who was relaxing downstairs at his lakeside home near Battle Lake, when he heard dishes clanking. “Sally had started loading the dishwasher, and that’s my job!” Brian recalled with a chuckle. He hurried… Read More