Minnesota North College announces the students recognized for academic achievement during the Fall 2023 semester. Congratulations to over 900 students that completed 12 or more credits while earning a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher.    Among the local students named to the Dean’s List was Rachel Wulfekuhle, Ottertail. An affirmative action, equal opportunity employer… Read More

Ease of some restrictions approved in split decision by house committee Yvette Higgins Report for Minnesota Republican state lawmakers approved a pair of bills in a House committee last week to weaken restrictions on some uses of what are known as forever chemicals. The proposed changes are aimed at Amara’s Law, which passed in 2023. The law… Read More

Cresap is in his second year at M State in Fergus Falls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Dave Cresap, former Perham High School boy’s basketball coach and now the head men’s basketball coach at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls, was named the MCAC South Division Coach-of-the-Year for 2025. Cresap led his M State Spartans’… Read More

Henning’s sixth grade Math Masters Team competed in Staples on March 6. They competed with nine other teams from surrounding districts.  The Henning sixth grade Math Masters Team took second place overall in the competition.  Congratulations also to Jaxon Pedersen who placed second in the individual rounds and sixth place in Basic Facts. 

5 years ago Monday, March 10, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate Members of the Henning girls basketball team were all smiles after they defeated West Central Area 56-50 in the Section 6A finals at the University of Minnesota-Morris on Friday. With the win the Hornets have qualified for their first-ever state basketball tournament. The Hornets enter the state tournament… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen A group of local residents took advantage of some warm weather and sunny skies on Saturday afternoon to head out for a fishing trip on Pickerel Lake south of Ottertail. While warm temperatures has left some open water on a number of area lakes, ice fishermen from across the area are still… Read More

EDA weighs selling city-owned apartment building By Chad Koenen Publisher Should the Henning EDA sell the city-owned Countryview Apartments or not? That was the crux of a better than 90 minute Henning EDA meeting last Thursday afternoon. At the end of the meeting, a motion to recommend listing the apartment building for $535,000 was passed by… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A former church parsonage in Fergus Falls is providing a new sense of hope for women as they transition to life after jail.  Barbara’s House in Fergus Falls is providing transition-style housing for women who were recently released from jail and who need some additional support to transition into a life of… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A retired priest, Father Tim Wenzel, who once served Catholic parishes in Otter Tail County and nearby Wilkin County, returns now and then as a guest priest for services in Pelican Rapids, Elizabeth and Fergus Falls. Those three parishes are part of what’s today known as the Pelican Valley Area… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many county residents are pleased at what a 5-person bipartisan group of county commissioners, in conjunction with county employees, can accomplish here in Otter Tail County. The county’s Big Build initiative, in a press released issued by County Public Information Officer Shannon Terry, saw continued housing growth in 2024. Last year,… Read More