Photos by Tucker Henderson Volunteers from across the community gathered at the City Center building to package, wrap and distribute the Santa Anonymous packages for another year. Proceeds from the New York Mills Christmas Tree Festival helped to purchase the items for each box, which was delivered right before the holiday season.

Photos by Tucker Henderson The New York Mills fifth and sixth graders, as well as the pre-k students held their holiday concerts at New York Mills School last week. In addition to the night performance, the students held a special show in the afternoon for students, family and friends. The holiday concerts wrapped up this week… Read More

How An Optimized And Secure Internet Is A Gift That Keeps Giving Whether you are shopping online for deals of the season, streaming your favorite classic holiday movies and music 24/7 through December, or expecting a house full of guests (and their devices), a lagging internet is the last thing you want. A secure, speedy internet… Read More

Contributed photos The New York Mills kindergarten through second grade (above) and third and fourth grade students (right) performed their holiday concerts in front of a pair of large crowds at the school last week. The holiday concerts will continue this week with the pre-k concert on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the high… Read More

Business manager to stay on staff to train replacement By Tucker Henderson Reporter For the past 25 years Marsha Maki has worked as the business manager at the New York Mills School District. During her time at the school district she has remained busy working behind the scenes, making sure that school operations ran smoothly and… Read More

Rate increase to be about five percent By Chad Koenen Publisher Lake Region Energy Services customers in the Deer Creek area will see a slight increase on their bill in January. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Deer Creek City Council heard from a representative from LRES who stated the average customer will see… Read More

OTC installs additional lights at intersections, curves By Chad Koenen Publisher Several roads and intersections are getting a little brighter in Otter Tail County—and it isn’t just due to the never ending sight of colorful Christmas lights. Recently, 14 intersections in Otter Tail County received new lighting to help motorists and pedestrians navigate busy intersections throughout… Read More

Norwegian treat leaves a mark in OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A few residents of Otter Tail County, for the third time this year and in three separate months, have enjoyed lutefisk.  The latest enjoyment of this Scandinavian treat took place Thursday noon, Dec. 7, at the Viking Café in downtown Fergus Falls. Their previous… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, administration, the health and wellness team and various community members participated in a tour of the Scott County Family Resource Center in Shakopee, Minnesota.  Commissioners discussed the benefits of a similar center for Otter Tail County and how a model could be developed to ensure availability and accessibility of… Read More

After months of intensive training in all aspects of being a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, 15 new officers are now working in their initial field stations. “I’m excited for these new officers as they get started and am confident they will carry on the Enforcement Division’s proud tradition of protecting Minnesota’s people and… Read More