By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County Commissioners set a public hearing date for a Subordinate Service District (SSD) in the Pelican Rapids Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Primary Service Area for Monday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the Pelican Rapids High School. The Service Area includes a large portion of the Vergas area. The… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A New York Mills teenager was recently honored as one of two recipients for the Youth Trapper of the Year at the Minnesota Trappers State Convention.  Layton Meyer, who is a seventh grader at NY Mills High School, was nominated for the award by Eric Maijala. In his nomination letter, Maijala… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (NYMRCC) is excited to announce the installation of Cloud Coverage, a temporary public art project by Fargo-based artist Tobias Zikmund. Installation of the project took place on August 19, with five large, quilt-inspired banners appearing at public locations throughout New York Mills. An Artist Reception will be held… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Four people will have their names etched among the greatest athletes and contributors in New York Mills School history as part of the NY Mills School Hall of Fame ceremony next weekend.  John Karvonen, Mary Lee Legried, Dana Patsie Rutten and Clyde Gimbel will join 18 previous inductees in the school… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Sept. 8, approved a plan for needed enhancements at the lobby of the county jail which is attached to the courthouse complex in Fergus Falls. “Our county jail public lobby is not currently a secure entrance,” said Chief Deputy Sheriff Reed Reinbold. “We have applied… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent More residents of Otter Tail County than usual are visiting Medora in western North Dakota this fall. That’s in light of the opening of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.  Roosevelt, who was raised in New York state, lived and ranched near Medora from 1883 to… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources advises boaters to take extra care at public water access sites throughout Minnesota, where ongoing drought conditions continue to cause low water levels. Nearly all of the state is experiencing some level of drought, with conditions ranging from moderate to extreme drought and 48 percent of Minnesota in severe… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills will be hosting its third annual Welcoming Week Street Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the heart of downtown NY Mills. The street fair will be held from 4-7 p.m. The goal of the street fair is to bring together newcomers and the long-time residents of the community… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Itasca State Park, 20 miles north of Park Rapids and the headwaters of the Mississippi River, offers freedom from mental stress, anxiety and replaces this with serenity and a true sense of peacefulness. At Preacher’s Grove a visitor can stand among red pine trees that create a natural… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Accordions will be working overtime this weekend as the Ottertail Lions Club hosts its 16th annual Polka Daze celebration. The event typically attracts some of the biggest names in polka music, as well as hundreds of people from across the country.  Featuring a large wooden dance floor, five bands will perform… Read More