Re-entry program highlighted in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Sept. 16, reported a minor injury in a three-vehicle accident on the south side of Parkers Prairie. The accident took place near South Otter Avenue and Main Street. One vehicle pulled in front of another vehicle. One of those vehicles, in turn, was pushed… Read More

Cub Scouts is an excellent opportunity for boys and girls in grades K-5 to build friendships and have fun in an outdoors-oriented educational program for youth.  Scouting empowers a child to build character and exercise physical, mental and emotional fitness, while giving service to others in their community through valuable lessons in citizenship. Cub Scouts is an… Read More

Country school was located in Western Township in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Stock families had several social outlets in Western Township southwest of Fergus Falls, mainly the District 56 country school that housed first through eighth grades.  “It was much like a home school today,” said Dave Stock, Fergus Falls High School Class… Read More

Jacob Arthur Larson, 29, of Parkers Prairie, received a stay of imposition in county court, Fergus Falls, on Aug. 28. Larson will have his felony conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon reduced to a misdemeanor if he stays law abiding during a probationary period. Larson pled guilty on July 10, 2023. Total court fees total… Read More

Drop by the Nature Table between 12-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Glendalough State Park Trail Center when you visit for a fall hike, bike, paddle, or picnic.  The leaf colors should be peaking, and the smells and sounds of fall will be in the air. The beauty of the season means that many… Read More

M State exhibit features area artist Landscape paintings by longtime Minnesota artist Stephen Henning are the focus of an upcoming art exhibition at M State’s Beck Gallery in Fergus Falls. Opening Wednesday, Sept. 20, the exhibition is titled “Perspectives.” A reception with the artist will be held at the gallery on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 1-3… Read More

Contributed photo Members of the New York Mills High School Class of 1957 held its class reunion at Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill on  Saturday, Sept. 16.

Arvig has recently completed the construction of its first 400-Gigabit-capable routes across portions of its fiber network backbone, equipping its rapidly expanding network with the largest bandwidth capacity in the company’s history. The 400-Gigabit-ready routes quadruple the network’s previous maximum bandwidth of up to 100 Gbps and provide scalability beyond 1 Terabit (Tbps) per second. “This network… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Seip Drug Store is the kind of place where you can fill your prescriptions with a friendly staff that knows your name—all-while picking up a few essentials for your home. That includes picking up everything from a sympathy card for a loved one, over-the-counter medication, gift ware and an ever changing collection… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With the sun rising over the New York Mills sky line in the east, Dr. Rachel Grieger prepares for a busy day of patients in her dental practice just steps away from New York Mills School and the community pool. Only a fraction of the lights in the otherwise dark office are… Read More