The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center’s 2023 Fall Concert Series continues on Thursday, Nov. 9 with a concert by Skarlett Woods at 7:30 p.m. in the Cultural Center’s intimate listening-room-style visual arts gallery space. Often known for her way of entwining mesmerizing vocal passages with a 7-string classical guitar groove far advanced beyond your average… Read More

Since 1972, the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota (LEA)–a non-partisan and non-profit organization–has informed Minnesota citizens of important legislation and the voting performance of each state legislator. Recently, LEA put out its 2023 Report on the Minnesota Legislature, which scores key votes on the “American founding principles of self-evident truths and inalienable rights.” This year’s report… Read More

The AgriBank District Farm Credit Council (ADFCC) has recognized U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) with its 2023 Friend of Farm Credit Award. Fischbach, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and former member of the House Agriculture Committee, received the award for her critical leadership to preserve and support the well-being of agriculture… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce another phase of the No Child Left Inside grants. These grants help more children cast a line, study animal tracks, hike or bike, or simply learn more about nature. “This successful outreach grant program continues to send resources to schools and organizations to help get children… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of signal crayfish, an invasive non-native species, in Lake Winona, adjacent to Alexandria in Douglas County. This is the first confirmation of signal crayfish in Minnesota waters. A commercial harvester contacted the DNR after trapping two signal crayfish in Lake Winona. Since the first catch, the… Read More

The New York Mills VFW coloring contest winners were recently announced. First, second and fourth grade students participated this year. The first place poster from each grade will move to the region contest.

New 60-unit apartment building located in South Point By Tucker Henderson Reporter A much anticipated start to the South Point Apartment building took place last Thursday, Oct. 26 as New York Mills City Council members and staff were joined by representatives from Otter Tail County as well as developer, Michael Gohman, to break ground on the… Read More

NYM School audit shows slight deficit spending By Chad Koenen Publisher A commitment to maintaining smaller class sizes, and an end to much of the additional COVID-19 funding, forced the New York Mills School District to tap into its reserves a bit last year. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the NY Mills School Board received… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher For a town of 300 people, receiving a grant for nearly $600,000 is nothing short of a big deal. The Deer Creek City Council couldn’t hold back its excitement recently after it learned the city had been chosen for a Small Cities Development Program grant. The total amount of money the city will… Read More