Hunters have through Thursday, July 3, to apply for one of four elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “We are reducing opportunities for elk harvest this year to make sure Minnesota’s elk populations continue to thrive. The number of permits available is based on the lower-than-expected number of elk… Read More

5 years ago Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Citizen’s Advocate I now pronounce you husband and wife, but before telling the new couple congratulations, don’t forget to click unmute on your screen. That was the situation facing Christina and Tyler Wohlwend on Saturday, June 6 as the rural Deer Creek couple officially tied the knot in… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten On Friday evening, June 13, Author, Director, and Iowa Pie Baker, Beth Howard previewed her new Documentary Film “PIEOWA, A Piece of America” at the Cornerstone Church in Henning. Following the film, a spontaneous celebration broke out as Lurene Holm announced she had two freshly baked Rhubarb Custard pies cooling on… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Jim Christopherson grew up on a farm near Vining, the youngest of 10 children. His father, Edward, immigrated from Norway to the United States. Hard work on the farm paid off for Jim who was a star athlete at Henning High School. By the time he graduated from… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher It may be a bit ironic, but water is slowing down the remodeling project at the Henning Wastewater Treatment facility. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning City Council heard from Henning Public Utilities Supervisor Ted Strand who said construction crews reached water at just nine feet. As… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Spencer McGrew, Otter Tail County’s Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist and chairperson of the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee, addressed county lakeshore property owners May 31 at Thumper Pond. “Zebra mussels have invaded close to 1,000 lakes in Minnesota, but we have been able to keep them out… Read More

Contributed photo A new spiderweb playground equipment has been installed at the Ottertail Community Park. The large piece of playground equipment cost approximately $20,000, which was funded through the Ottertail Business and Community Association. 

Motorcycle ride to include stops in Underwood, Clitherall By Chad Koenen Publisher As the ground rumbles and the engines roar down Centennial 84 Drive in New York Mills on Saturday, participants in the 24th annual Ronald McDonald House Ride are one step closer to helping a family during a time of need. After all, while… Read More

Think-Off set for Saturday in NY Mills The 32nd Annual Great American Think-Off, a program of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, returns Friday and Saturday, June 13–14, inviting the public to explore one of life’s biggest questions: “Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?” This long-running annual philosophy debate draws… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Otter Express bus service, operated for many years in Otter Tail County by Fergus Falls-based Productive Alternatives, is shifting to a proposed Joint Powers Board. Completion of the changeover from Productive Alternatives to a Joint Powers Board will not take place until June 30, 2026.  Until then,… Read More