Open casting set for April 9 at NYM School Library By Tucker Henderson Reporter Community adults across New York Mills and the surrounding area will have the chance to find their place as an actor in an upcoming feature film “Darkness,” directed by independent filmmaker and NY Mills resident Joel Trujillo. Trujillo has been making films in… Read More

NYM egg hunt to be held at Smith Park, Bluffton at city park By Chad Koenen Publisher Everyone knows the Easter Bunny is nothing more than a ham. Always looking for another great photo opportunity to steal the show and shake its little fluffy tail. On Saturday, the Easter Bunny will get its chance to strike a… Read More

Class sizes should not be affected by cuts By Chad Koenen Publisher Facing a budget shortfall that cannot be ignored, the New York Mills School Board moved forward with more than $500,000 in budget reductions for the upcoming fiscal year. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the school board approved the reductions to help close a… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter New York Mills High School recently announced this year’s Triple A Award winners as Audrey Weller and Elijah Geiser. This award goes to students engaged in the areas of academics, arts and athletics in their senior year of high school. Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek City Council expressed its desire to continue assisting in the purchase of the pickleball and basketball courts near the former Deer Creek School. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the city council heard an update concerning the ongoing negotiations between the city and property owner Dominic Koep, who purchased… Read More

Contributed photos Summer (a fourth generation Auxiliary member) helped to create an Easter card for the Fergus Falls Veterans Home. Dustin Geiser’s fourth grade class also created colorful Easter eggs for the cause. 

GLP-1 makes up over 12 percent of Minnesota’s pharmaceutical costs Eleanor Steffen Report for Minnesota Minnesota legislators delayed action on a bill that would bar Medicaid coverage for prescription medications used solely for weight loss.   The bill authored by Rep. Danny Nadeau, R-Rogers, aims to prohibit the state’s Medical Assistance program from covering drugs known… Read More

Abbey Mulcahy Report for Minnesota As autonomous vehicle companies set their sights on Minnesota, legislators are struggling to reach a consensus on how self-driving cars should be operated and regulated.    The latest attempt to set up parameters for autonomous vehicles came in the form of a bill authored by Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura, DFL–Minneapolis.  The bill would establish… Read More

Otter Tail County Historical Society executive director retired after 37 years of service By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Chris Schuelke, retiring executive director of the Otter Tail County Historical Society (county museum), was honored by the county board of commissioners on March 24 for his 37 years of service.  He was hired in 1989, serving as… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On March 10, county commissioners voted unanimously to support a state bonding request of up to $7.3 million. The funding, through the Capital Assistance Program (CAP), would help build a permanent ash processing facility and modernize the region’s solid waste transfer station. “Every year, thousands of tons of ash get buried… Read More