By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County sheriff deputies, on Oct. 14, reported two injuries in a Amish buggy accident near New York Mills. A minivan struck the rear of the buggy at 5:50 p.m. on Highway 67. Both drivers were southbound at the time of the accident. The driver of the Amish buggy, 40-year-old Mabel Stauffer… Read More

One injured in residential fire near BL By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent One person was injured Oct. 14 in a farm accident near Vining in southeastern Otter Tail County. The accident took place at 11:48 a.m. Sheriff deputies said that Daryl Baardsen, 76, was pulling a tractor with a pickup when the accident took place. He… Read More

Otter Tail County Probation hosted its annual program tour spotlighting transitional housing initiatives. The tour included visits to the Teens in Transition Program and Next Step Program, both run by North Homes Children and Family Services in Grand Rapids, Minn. Additionally, participants visited the new adult male transition home operated by Rewind, Inc. in Perham. “Assisting… Read More

The Minnesota State Centers of Excellence invite you and your students to attend Minnesota Works: Exploring Tech and Trades event taking place November 1, 8, or 15, 2024  What is Minnesota Works? This event invites our communities from across the state to explore the high-skill and high-paying jobs critical to Minnesota’s economic future. This event will feature a… Read More

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Rita of Perham will present their 55th Annual Style Show, “Fall is in the Air” on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Perham. The morning will begin with brunch, with the style show following featuring fashions from local… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Tuesday, Oct. 15, this reporter drove from Fergus Falls to Vergas to have lunch with a fellow high school classmate who lives north of Vergas, in Becker County. Both of us are on the planning committee for our next high school class reunion.  We also took time to visit some… Read More

Photo by Brad Hastings Corn season is underway and several fields east and south of the County Road 54 and County Road 67 junction feature large corn shocking displays in the fields. Corn shocks are bundles or stacks of corn that is dried or cured by being piled upright. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher Family isn’t just a part of the culture at Mills Locker Plant—family is at the front, center and back of just about everything that takes place at the locally owned and operated locker plant.  After all, the husband and wife team of Whitman and Amanda Briard don’t just have members of their family… Read More

Witikko creates wood sign for Homestead Town Hall building By Tucker Henderson Reporter The Homestead Township Hall sits quietly off of County Highway 58, about nine miles northeast of New York Mills. The building occupies the former Davies School District 186.  The adjacent highway’s traffic is light and the township’s meeting place largely goes unnoticed, except by… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Members of the New York Mills Fire Department visited students last week as part of the annual Fire Prevention Week celebration. Firefighters stopped by the elementary school on Friday to visit with kindergarten students, while also hosting first grade students at the fire hall. The event gave students the opportunity to get… Read More