By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Human Services Director Deb Sjostrom addressed child foster care with county commissioners in early May. Providing details were Child Foster Care Licensing Social Worker Jody Dahlen, Family Child Care Licensing Social Worker Lisa Spangler and Human Services Supervisors Stephanie Olson and Krista Fix. Addressing adult foster care were Regional Licensing… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Above: Over 30 members from the Heinola Hustlers 4-H club participated in placing flags on veteran’s graves in area cemeteries in preparation for Memorial Day. Below: World War II veteran Rowland Bauck stands with family members behind the grave of his wife, Lillian, who was a member of the VFW Post #3289 Auxiliary. 

Photo by Chad Koenen Members of the New York Mills Class of 2023 gathered on Friday night for the 105th annual commencement ceremony. The program featured a number of guest speakers and musical selections, as well as the awarding of the high school diplomas. Among the students who graduated on Friday night was Isaac Page, who… Read More

Imsande to leave NYM School District after 27 years By Tucker Henderson Reporter As the world whispered of scandal in Buckingham Palace, teenagers talked about the newest Nintendo video game system, and the Hubble Space Telescope photographed Pluto for the first time, New York Mills was welcoming a new choir teacher to the district. One that… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Seven proved to be the New York Mills track team’s lucky number at the sub section meet on Thursday. Seven athletes qualified for the section meet, while the team set seven personal bests and seven season best times.  For the second time in just over a week, Jada Goeson broke the school record… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter For the many families involved in 4-H programs throughout East Otter Tail County, a new smiling face will be greeting them from the Extension Office in New York Mills. Jordan Gusa joined the University of Minnesota Extension team in mid-May after graduating from South Dakota State University just a week prior. She obtained… Read More

Student built house sold for over $80,000 By Chad Koenen Publisher Mental health needs for elementary and high school students have become magnified since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. While mental health specialists have said much work remains to meet the needs of students and staff members, Kristin Draeger who has spent the past year… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen and Kendall Koenen Members of the New York Mills VFW Post 3289 and Auxiliary hosted a Memorial Day program on Monday morning at the school. Among the guest speakers was Jerry Anderson (below), as well as a variety of soloists and small group music ensembles (right). The high school band also performed… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Trinity Lutheran Preschool students held their spring concert and graduation ceremony on Monday night at the church. The students performed a number of songs, before receiving their certificates. 

Schmid completed the project with the help of family, friends By Chad Koenen Publisher An otherwise empty field near the Deer Creek Rifle Range could soon be home to a new pistol and archery range in rural Deer Creek.  As part of his Eagle Scout project for Wadena Troop 54, Colby Schmid is hoping to share… Read More