Brunswick partners with NYM School By Tucker Henderson Reporter LEGO League has returned for its second year at the New York Mills School and students are hard at work learning the ins and outs of computer coding, presentation and problem-solving skills.  ¶  The program began after Tony and Stephanie VonRuden brought their son to a LEGO… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Otter Tail County emergency personnel are hoping a new pilot program could provide advanced life saving care to rural communities across the state. Thanks to $6 million in funding from the State of Minnesota, three rural counties in the state are developing a new sprint medic program that organizers hope will provide… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Public Library will be the host of three presentations by Minnesota authors in the month of November. Each program is free and open to the public. Greg Gaut, author of The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War, 1914-1920, will be highlighting the history of Minnesotan life during… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened as the Otter Tail County Drainage Authority on Nov. 4 and agreed to partner with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and enter into a Joint Powers Agreement. This allows for funding the completion of engineering and design necessary to remove… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Approximately a dozen people attended a public notification meeting on Monday night at the Otter Tail County Operations Center in Ottertail after a Level 3 sex offender moved to rural Ottertail.  Gregory Michael Keppers, age 35, has moved to the vicinity of rural Ottertail city (Section 7 of Otter Tail Township). The community… Read More

The New York Mills Junior High knowledge bowl teams wrapped up their second meet on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Fergus Falls. There were 19 teams from Perham, Osakis, Rosholt, S.D., Frazee-Vergas, Lake Park-Audobon and Alexandria Christian.  NY Mills split 18 competitors into four teams. Two teams, New York Mills Navy and New York Mills Nest, were… Read More

Richland church hosted nearly 900 people for lutefisk feed By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Close to 900 people attended the annual lutefisk and meatball feed, Friday, Oct. 31, near Walcott, N.D.  This annual feed at Richland Lutheran Church is served family style for those coming from near and far. Meals are served from noon until the… Read More

Dunvilla area fire destroys garage on Nov. 4 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Nov. 5, reported a vehicle crash with injuries in Dane Prairie Township, southwest of Wall Lake, between Fergus Falls and Underwood. The accident took place at the intersection of Highways 33 and 120. The time of the accident was 7:29 a.m…. Read More

Contributed photos The New York Mills Civic and Commerce organization hosted the 14th annual Trunk or Treat on Halloween night at Mills Country Market. Approximately 500 local youth walked through the trunk or treat that included 10 different trunks which were decorated for the event.

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Oct. 28 the county board of commissioners accepted donations of three concrete benches for Phelps Mill Park in central Otter Tail County. The donations come from Friends of Phelps Mill, the Duane and Helen Berry Family and from Paul and Laurie Lekanng. The memorial benches will each include engraving of… Read More