5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 Receiving an award is always a nice feeling. Receiving an award at the end of a 40 year career from someone who you looked up to during your time working as a public health nurse—well that’s just icing on the cake. That is the case for rural Henning… Read More

Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen Residents lined the streets on Saturday night to attend the annual Henning lighted parade (above and below). The parade featured several dozen lighted floats, including Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as the Yukon Cornelius and the abdominal snowman. Below right: Santa Claus visited children at the Deer Creek Community… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher One of the largest lighted Christmas parades in the area will once again roll through Henning on Saturday.  ¶  The annual Henning Santa Day festivities will be held on Saturday and feature events from 10 a.m. until well after the sun goes down.  ¶  The day will begin with arts and crafts,… Read More

Project could pave a portion of gravel road By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Ottertail will continue moving forward with paving a portion of Wallenberg Drive in town. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16, the Ottertail City Council briefly discussed a request from several residents along Wallenberg Drive to have the gravel road… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten An Alden Model 3 Job press made its way down Douglas Ave. in Henning earlier this month as it was recently repaired and restored by a pair of Henning businesses. The old press was owned by the Dave and Linda Simpkins family, but was donated to the Landmark Center. The press was… Read More

Total school project to cost just over $5.4 million By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School will undergo an extensive remodeling project next summer that will include a new HVAC system, fire suppression system and a new roof on the portion of the school. The Henning School Board recently received a more firm grasp on the overall… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Sept. 25, 1963, just two months before his tragic passing from this world, President John F. Kennedy (JFK) spoke at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks. This was part of a five-day journey that began in Pennsylvania and ended in California. Several college students who were raised… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Good road conditions, unlike in November 2022, lured more people to Barnesville on Thursday evening, Nov. 16, for the annual lutefisk and meatball supper held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. People came from near far for the lutefisk, meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, lefse, corn, coleslaw and dessert of pumpkin pie… Read More

Contributed photos The Ottertail Lakers 4-H club has had a busy fall getting ready for the holiday season. Last month the club assisted the Ottertail Business and Community Association as it decorated the community park for the OtterDazzle celebration (left). The club also had a guest visit from members of the Ottertail Fire and Rescue… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The Country Corner Cafe in Henning hosted a Veterans Day appreciation luncheon on Monday, Nov. 13. The meal featured Swedish meatballs and all the fixings, including a patriotic salad and patriotic dessert for everyone who attended. A prayer for veterans was read by Gloria Flaten. Each veteran was given a patriotic prayer… Read More