By Chad Koenen Publisher Cherry Street Book Store will be taking its expansive book collection on the road next week. The Alexandria-based book store will be hosting a book fair in the Henning School Library from March 25-28. The book fair will run in conjunction with the Henning School parent/teacher conferences, while also giving the community… Read More

Long-time physical plant manager honored by OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county Solid Waste Department has received a $250,000 grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to purchase carts for the southeast quadrant and collection services for Battle Lake and Henning. “This is for our single-sort recycling curbside project,” said Solid Waste Director Chris… Read More

County honored for supporting Guard, Reserve members By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County’s commitment to supporting Guard and Reserve members was recognized by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) with the prestigious Patriot Award on Tuesday, March 12 in Fergus Falls.  This accolade highlights the county leadership’s dedication to fostering a supportive work… Read More

OTC has over 1,000 lakes, rivers By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Addressing county commissioners on March 12 was Sylvia Soeth, president of the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (COLA). She resides at Big Pine Lake near Perham. COLA is a private volunteer group, with a board of directors, working with lake associations and lake… Read More

World War I memorabilia returns to Ashby Legion By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Ashby American Legion was contacted in February 2024 by a refuse transfer station employee in the Twin Cities. Somehow, a box containing World War I pictures and letters had been dumped in someone’s trash. The box was opened by a sanitation worker… Read More

One person injured in accident near Fergus Falls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on March 12, reported a vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of 410th Street and 470th Avenue, east of Perham near Big Pine Lake. This was a one-vehicle accident. Deputies said the driver lost control of the vehicle on the soft… Read More

Group features a number of youth from Henning area The Just For Kix – Parkers Prairie Area Program recently made its way to Alexandria with seven teams. The teams performed well in their heats, crushing some team goals today on their first competition of the season.  Results from the competition include: • Mini Kix (Tuesday 7:15 p.m.) received… Read More

Contributed photo Members of the sixth grade Henning Math Masters team competed in Staples on Thursday, March 7. Beckam Koep placed sixth in the PEMDAS portion of the competition. Team members included: Meghan Sparks, Jacobi Saari, Beckam Koep, Joseph Godding and Shadley Bunkowski. 

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, March 19, 2019 For the first time since 1966 the Henning Hornets’ boys basketball team has advanced to the state basketball tournament. The Hornets, who are 28-1 on the season, used a late comeback to erase a double-digit Parkers Prairie lead to come away with a 60-58 win. With the win… Read More

Local students named to U of MN Dean’s List The following students have been named to the 2023 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.   To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average. Local students named to the Dean’s… Read More