Henning sells final lots in Industrial Park By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning City Council worked overtime last Monday night as they met for over three hours and touched on a bevy of familiar topics.  Spanning a variety of topics from employee call compensation to the sale of a vacant piece of property in the Industrial Park, the city… Read More

Growing up on OTC area family farm By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Curt Pederson, a member of the Fergus Falls High School Class of 1965, and his brother Les, a member of the FFHS Class of 1966, have good memories of growing up on two farms in Buse Township, south of Fergus Falls. Their parents were… Read More

Council hears about potential improvements to Wallenberg Drive By Chad Koenen Publisher The Ottertail City Council joined several other communities in the region with a large increase in its 2024 preliminary tax levy.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21, the Ottertail City Council approved a 30 percent increase to its 2024 preliminary tax levy. The… Read More

Fergus Falls museum has a variety of exhibits from across OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Fall is a very good time of year for individuals and groups (including service clubs and youth groups) to visit the county museum (Otter Tail County Historical Society) on the west side of Fergus Falls. The exact location is… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, working in conjunction with the Minnesota State Highway Patrol, reported two highway injures in eastern Otter Tail County at 1:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The accident took place on Highway 78 in Rush Lake Township, north of Ottertail city and south of Perham. Two vehicles collided in the… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A motion by County Commissioner Dan Bucholz of rural Perham and seconded by Commissioner Lee Rogness of Fergus Falls was unanimously carried on Sept. 26 to set the proposed Levy and Budget Truth in Taxation Public Hearing for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at the County Government Services… Read More

Invasive species found near boat landing The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in East Leaf Lake, near Henning in Otter Tail County. A lake property owner contacted the Minnesota DNR after finding zebra mussels on equipment being removed from East Leaf Lake for the season. A Minnesota DNR invasive… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Henning School students braved the rain and cool temperatures on Wednesday morning as they participated in the national walk to school day. Students, who chose to participate in the walk to school, met at city park and walked as a big group to school. 

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning Elementary students participated in a youth football camp at Don Seipkes Field last week. The football camp was held several times this fall and taught local youth a variety of football skills and techniques. The football camps were led by Don Seipkes. Students participating in the camps include: Jayden Ross, Jakob… Read More

Perham-based company enrolls in Enhanced A-CAM program Arvig has elected to enroll in a newly modernized Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) program that has been granted additional project funding and includes higher internet speed targets.  The Federal Communications Commission established Enhanced A-CAM after adopting an order to raise target speeds to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download… Read More