House constructed near YMCA in Fergus Falls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent This past year 25 churches in Otter Tail County helped build a Habitat for Humanity house northeast of the Fergus Falls YMCA. Church involvement included 132 volunteers, 792 volunteer hours, 21 meals provided and $59,839 raised by the churches toward materials for the… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The Henning Lions Club Youth Peace Poster Contest winner Kendall Koenen took second place in the 5m9 District Contest. On Saturday, Jan. 20, Assistant District Governor Cathe Picek presented Koenen a check for $100 and her poster that was judged in the district contest.

Frederick named to SCSU Dean’s List St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1,080 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2023 fall semester Dean’s List. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Among the students named to the… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Fire destroyed the hunting lodge on Friday, Jan. 19, at Viking Valley south of Battle Lake. The exact location is Grue Church Road west of Eagle Lake. Authorities were called to the scene of the fire at 7:20 a.m. The lodge was owned by the Viking Valley Hunt Club. The fire, as… Read More

Contributed photo The sixth grade Henning basketball team went 3-0 on Saturday, Jan. 20 to claim top team honors in Henning. The Hornets edged out Sebeka in game one with a score of 12-10. Following their first victory of the day they next captured an 18-14 nailbiter win over New York Mills dominating them earlier… Read More

PRC Tournament set for Saturday in Osakis By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs fell to 0-11 on the season with four losses in a pair of triangulars last week.  The Bulldogs dropped both matches of a home triangular against Osakis and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville on Tuesday night, before falling to Staples-Motley and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis on Thursday. This… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen There may not ne a lot of snow on the ground, but Henning School hosted its annual Snow Week celebration last week nonetheless. On Monday Henning hosted its annual Snow Week coronation in which Lane Dilly (above) and Dealia Grabe were crowned as the Snow Week king and queen. Monday also included… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 Eli Hill quickly writes some notes on a white board at the front of the computer lab near his shop. The industrial arts teacher was all ears as a handful of students talked about some of the challenges they faced as part of the career learning class at… Read More

Rural Henning resident is the sixth generation to operate family farm Lee Bjorklund, Henning, was selected as the 2024 Red Angus Herdsman of the Year at the National Red Angus Show during Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Okla., from Jan. 2-4. The award was presented by RAAA President Kyley DeVoe, Justin, Texas. “It was a pleasure… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Dealia Grabe, who is the daughter of Tracy Fick and Nick Grabe, and Lane Dilly, who is the son of Luke and Ellen Dilly, were crowned as the Snow Week Queen and King during the annual Snow Week coronation on Monday afternoon. Snow Week will wrap up on Friday when the Henning… Read More