Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) has recently been named to Newsweek and Statista’s “America’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025,” highlighting 700 leading hospitals at the state level to help patients find trusted medical facilities no matter where they live. This year’s rankings include facilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings were compiled using quality metrics… Read More

Curious about birdwatching? Winter is a great time to start your birding journey! Join Park Naturalist Dora at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, for an hour of birdwatching basics at Glendalough State Park.  We’ll learn to identify common winter bird species, discuss ways to look for our feathered friends, and even test our newfound skills… Read More

At its November 5 meeting, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a grant agreement with the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB), allowing Otter Tail County to serve as the fiscal agent for an innovative two-county emergency medical services response model pilot program. The state Legislature enacted the pilot program during its 2024… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 Santa’s workshop may be in the North Pole, but for at least a few hours last week, the Henning Community Center was transformed into a toy factory that brought out even the biggest children. The toys were crafted, the stockings filled, and even a few Christmas jingles were… Read More

The East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) was named SWCD of the Year at the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation District’s (MASWCD) annual two-day convention held in Bloomington, Minn., in early December.  “The purpose of the award is to recognize and inspire leadership within the SWCDs that go above and beyond… Read More

H545 Foundation Scholarship applications are available at the Henning School District office. These scholarships are for anyone who is past graduate of Henning High School that will be attending technical college, university or grad school in the fall of 2025.  Applications are due March 7, 2025. This year’s senior class will receive their applications at school.

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning Elementary School hosted its annual Christmas concert prior to the start of the holiday break on Friday. Among the highlights was the second graders performing a rendition of the Nutcracker, as well as a number of holiday classics. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher Fourth grade students at Henning School are having the unique chance to play with fire in school—or at least play with different ways to create fire.  ¶  A new project in Christina Wohlwend’s fourth grade classroom has turned into a fun activity to show students how recycling materials that most people would… Read More

Koenen surprised with a trip courtesy of Wishes and More By Chad Koenen Publisher As the lights turned down and giant glow sticks lit an otherwise dark elementary gym the Henning junior high band and choir concert came to a festive close on Monday night.  Following the conclusion of Monday’s program, Henning Principal Thomas Williams was joined by… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The junior high and senior high Christmas concerts were held on Monday at Henning School. The concerts featured a mixture of new and classic holiday songs and a bit of Christmas cheer. More information about the concerts will be featured in next week’s issue.