Senate Dems block with procedural vote On Monday, Jan. 27, Senate Republicans brought a motion to expel Senator Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) from the legislative body. Senator Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) offered the motion, but it failed on a procedural vote in which every Democrat voted to rule it out of order and protect Mitchell. “Senator Mitchell’s conduct… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibit: “Adventures in Art,” an interactive installation featuring nature-related projects along with “Kids Create,” a show of elementary-age student art, January 29 through February 21. Bring your children, grandchildren, or your inner child to the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center to… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen Kendra Juvrud, who is the daughter of Brian Juvrud and Alicia Eckhoff (above) was crowned as Snow Week Queen, while Jack Reinbold, who is the son of Reed and Tanya Reinbold (right), was crowned as Snow Week King during coronation on Tuesday afternoon. Snow Week featured a number of activities both at… Read More

EDA to hear proposal from real estate agent about potential sale By Chad Koenen Publisher Less than one year after selling Willow Creek Assisted Living, the Henning EDA is taking a hard look at selling another city-owned asset. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Henning EDA discussed the potential of selling Country View Apartments. The… Read More

Sales tax has raised nearly $5 million in OT County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Since 2016 Otter Tail County has benefitted from a half-cent sales tax devoted to road and bridge maintenance. In recent years close to $5 million annually has come to county government to help residents stay safe. Otter Tail County is… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School Board received a mixed bag of results from its annual audit report last week.  On the one hand the school district had an extremely positive year financially, especially with an expansive building construction project. Enrollment continues to hold steady and even slightly increasing over recent years. On the other hand,… Read More

In the early 1990s, Allen Arvig heard rumblings about a relatively obscure, largely untested, and somewhat clunky new technology. In the telecommunications industry at the time, it was common to hear of promising innovations, even if they didn’t all live up to the hype. This particular technology, in its own right, was still unproven—and from a… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will host a public input meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, from 5-7 p.m., for the public to learn more about the Highway 78 corridor study and potential design solutions to address safety and accessibility. The meeting will be held at the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Operation Center, located at 469… Read More

The 2023-2024 mild winter conditions helped deer populations begin to recover Hunters harvested more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7 percent statewide from the 2023 hunting season, according to a report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wednesday, Jan. 22.  The statewide harvest was 3 percent lower than the five-year average. “We… Read More

Contributed photo Henning School took some time to honor the contributions of the school district paraprofessional staff last week during the statewide paraprofessional recognition week. Paraprofessionals complete a wide range of job duties at the school including everything from one-on-one work with students to assisting teachers.