By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Nov. 20, reported two traffic accidents that resulted in minor injuries. Both were single-vehicle accidents. One accident took place at 6:32 a.m. near the intersection of Highways 34 and 35, north of Dent. The second accident with a minor injury took place at 7:46 a.m. near the intersection… Read More

West Central Initiative is accepting nominations and applications for the 2024 cohort of its Rural Advocacy and Public Leadership Program, a free six-month leadership and advocacy program designed for people interested in strengthening our democracy and supporting the development of good governance in their local rural community.  “Rural Advocacy and Public Leadership is a free program… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Old and unwanted Christmas lights will have a place to call home this holiday season. Norah Foslee will once again be collecting old Christmas lights, which will be taken to the recycling facility in Fergus Falls in January. Lights can be dropped off at a collection box located at the Henning and… Read More

OTC Commissioners receive update on community health assessment By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Nov. 14, were informed about the sale of property (former Daily Journal building) in southeast Fergus Falls, used recently as a temporary location for the county’s Motor Vehicle/Driver’s License and Land and Resource Departments. The county needed alternative space during the… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 Long before she was a force on the court for the Central Lakes College-Brainerd Raiders, Paige Wallevand was dominating the middle of the court for the Henning Hornet volleyball and basketball teams. The 2017 HHS alum was recently named as the Northern Division Player of the Year and… Read More

A deer harvested during the opening weekend of firearms season near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The hunter harvested the adult male deer in deer permit area (DPA) 342, within the southeastern Minnesota CWD surveillance zone where hunters were required to have their deer tested for CWD during the opening… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Isabelle Godding (Mal), Breanna Bunkowski (Evie) and Demitri Beattie (Carlos) discuss how to navigate their life on the Auradon and trying to steal the Fairy Godmother’s wand as part of last week’s fall musical at Henning School. This year’s musical was the Disney classic Descendants, which follows the descendants of four of… Read More

Local family turns hobbies, passion into big results By Chad Koenen Publisher A scholarship reception for one of their children has turned into a passion of giving to the Shriners organization for one local family. Bob and Jeanette Polzine, of Henning, have been instrumental in promoting the Shriners organization at community events throughout the region over the… Read More

City receives offer to buy assisted living facility By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning will look into the possibility of selling the city-owned Willow Creek Assisted Living facility. During a special meeting on Tuesday night, the Henning City Council discussed an offer it received to purchase the assisted and independent living facility. Immediately after opening the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The cost for just about everything has went up exponentially over the past few years, and the Henning Public Utilities Department is no exception. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 6, the Henning City Council heard from Henning Pubic Utilities Supervisor Ted Strand who stated the cost for things like a… Read More