Olekfandr Ihnatenko, 55, New Jersey, was injured last Thursday afternoon, May 15, when his semi-truck overturned on U.S. Highway 10 east of New York Mills in Newton Township when the high winds pushed him off the road. 

Ihanatenko was transported to Astera Health in Wadena for non-life threatening injuries. He was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, however, wet road conditions contributed to the accident.

Fire near Butler

A vehicle fire was reported in Butler Township on Wednesday, May 14 around 9 p.m. near a shop along 555th Avenue. One vehicle and two UTVs were the victim of the fire and some minor damage to the steel siding on the building nearby. 

New York Mills and Wolf Lake Fire Departments arrived on scene along with the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department. There were no reported injuries.