Coronation set for Monday afternoon at NYM By Chad Koenen Publisher School spirit will be on full display next week as the New York Mills Eagles will be celebrating homecoming week.  The week will kick off on Monday with the annual homecoming coronation in the afternoon with five candidates competing for the title of homecoming king and queen…. Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter Among the new students at the New York Mills High School this year, two of them claim the distinction of coming from the furthest away. Irene Viménez and Simon Resing are both foreign exchange students this year and are excited to learn more about the culture of the United States. Both students hail… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Members of the New York Mills VFW Post and Auxiliary honored Prisoners of War and Missing in Action soliders during a program at halftime of Friday’s football game. The annual POW/MIA day was held on September 15. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills School District taxpayers could see some relief in their taxes next year, at least the school portion of their taxes. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the NY Mills School Board approved setting its 2024 tax levy at the maximum level, which could decrease the total district levy by… Read More

DCFD to use house for training By Chad Koenen Publisher With a number of projects on the horizon and some aging infrastructure, the Deer Creek City Council approved a 10 percent increase in its preliminary tax levy last week. The approval came during the city’s regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night. The 2024 preliminary tax levy can be… Read More

Fundraiser set for October 8 at St. Paul’s church in Perham The month of September has been a busy month for the Board of Directors for Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of Greater East Otter Tail.   The board has been working to recruit and interview candidates for the Executive Director and has begun… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Public Library has a variety of offerings for both young and old to participate in this October. Preregistration for most events is highly encouraged. Gangspil The Danish folk music band Gangspil will be playing at the Cultural Center on Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. for all ears. The band… Read More

NYM used as an example of sharing cultures By Robert Williams Editor Maggie Rousu, the executive director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project (WELRP) gave a presentation on the mission and diverse ways the project provides goods and services to White Earth Nation on a visit to the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League at Bethlehem Lutheran Church… Read More

Rimpila returns to area classrooms in a venture with PartnerShip 4 Health By Tucker Henderson Reporter Although he transferred from teaching elementary students to driving them to school each day, Jeff Rimpila hasn’t retired from teaching students about the importance of physical education.  ¶  Through bus driving, Rimpila has opened up his schedule so that he’s able to… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident east of Dalton, close to 8:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 23. The accident took place on Highway 12 near Johnson Lake. Sheriff deputies said the vehicles involved were a car and pickup. One vehicle swerved into the oncoming lane, close to 298th Avenue… Read More