By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Deputy Administrator Lynne Penke Valdes provided an update to county commissioners, on March 25, regarding Family Resource Centers. Otter Tail County has been awarded two Minnesota Department of Education grants for capital/infrastructure projects. One grant award will be in partnership with the Bridge Center in Pelican Rapids and the other… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on Wednesday, April 2, reported a minor injury during a traffic accident on a slushy roadway at 1:22 p.m. east of Elizabeth and north of Fergus Falls. “The driver went off the roadway as the result of the slushy and snow-covered roadway,” said a sheriff deputy. “The driver hit… Read More

Otter Tail County recently hosted and participated in Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) training.  The three-hour training was organized by members of the county’s multi-disciplinary team, a cross-section of professionals from throughout Human Services, Probation, and the County Attorney’s Office. The training was facilitated by clinicians from the Fargo Veterans Affairs Healthcare System… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on April 8, following a public hearing, voted to assist Bongards Creamery of Perham with a revenue bond issuance request. This will provide assistance to the Perham business with a waste-water improvement system, part of an overall modernization plan for the cheese and whey manufacturer. “The state of Minnesota… Read More

Otter Tail County’s most legendary event comes to life on Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m. as Janet Preus debuts her new book, “The Thirteenth Crime: The Ghosts of Injustice in Frontier Otter Tail County.” Even though the notorious murder of Lillie Field and subsequent hanging of Nels Olson Holong took place 138 years ago, it still… Read More

St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Henning will be hosting its Living Stations of the Cross on Wednesday evening. The event is open to the public of all denominations and will be held at the church beginning at 7 p.m. 

Contributed photo Emmalee Smith auditioned for the Concordia Honor Band with the guidance and assistance of Marlene Wahlin (former Henning music teacher) and Kaylin Bosworth (current Henning band director). She was selected to be a part of the Honor Band event which was held April 4-6 at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.  Participants rehearsed over… Read More

For questions or to register for the following Community Education classes please contact the Henning Public School at 583-2927, ext. 8000.  Registration and payment can be mailed to Henning Community Education, 500 School Ave., Henning, MN 56551. beYOU -feel  beYOUtiful in the  skin you’re in class Celebrity Makeup Artist Mallory will guide you and help customize an effortless everyday… Read More

By Lou Hoglund Pelican Rapids Press Maplewood State Park is the ultimately logical place for Bill Anderson to serve as park manager. Maple trees, maple leaves, maple syrup, and almost anything else maple have been a constant for Anderson. In fact, he arrived for duty just in time for the annual Maplewood-Vergas maple syrup festival, coming up on… Read More

5 years ago Monday, April 14, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Rural Henning twins Blake and Blaine Wallevand celebrated their 18th birthday at a distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday night. As friends, family and community members lined the streets, the Wallevand twins were treated to a surprise birthday party featuring a variety of signs and even… Read More