Ottertail nurse saves NYM resident from oncoming train By Tucker Henderson Reporter Last week, on November 11, hospice nurse John Wangler, of rural Ottertail, was making his rounds and stopped in New York Mills to mail some postcards. While waiting for the Post Office to open, a woman reminded him that it was Veteran’s Day and… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter With winter on its way, the Christmas Tree Festival will kick off in New York Mills on Saturday, Nov. 30 and end with a finale on Friday, Dec. 6. The public is invited to attend as many events as they can squeeze in during the weeklong festivities. The schedule for this year’s Christmas… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills received a sizable grant to purchase something the city may not ever want to utilize. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week the NY Mills City Council heard it received a $20,000 grant from Otter Tail County to purchase a new emergency siren in the community. The grant is part… Read More

Perham man transforms into Lincoln By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The evening of Wednesday, Nov. 13, was a special time when Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Chuck Johnson of Perham, entered the community room at the Fergus Falls Public Library. Next was a 45-minute one-act play titled, “The Night Before Gettysburg.” The Gettysburg Address was a speech… Read More

Event to be held December 3 at NYM City Ballroom By Tucker Henderson Reporter With the Christmas Tree Festival on its way to town, remember to stop by Bingo for Books on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 5-6 p.m. and walk away with a new winter read. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library group… Read More

Eisenhower spent time at Glendalough State Park By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower, the former general and commander of military forces during World War II who served as president of the United States, spent time at Glendalough northeast of Battle Lake, in the fall of 1952. This was 40 years before the property… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on Nov. 12, reported that a man died after being pinned under a vehicle near Jewett Lake, north of Fergus Falls. He had been working on a vehicle in his garage. Family members were able to free him from being pinned but he was later pronounced deceased from… Read More

Crystal Lynette Fulford, 63, of Perham, will have a felony charge of theft by swindle dismissed if she remains law abiding for five years. This is part of a Stay of Adjudication. While probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once probation is over, as noted… Read More

Autumn Salo Patriot’s Pen I believe that everyone has a voice. Small or big, old or young, we all have the option to voice our opinions and feelings to get our ideas out there. From something as small as the student council all the way to the presidential election, your voice has an impact. No… Read More

Abigail Berndt Voice of Democracy July 4, why is that such an important day? Independence Day is an important day because it is the day America’s forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence declaring us a free independent nation. The Declaration to America was a way to signify that we were now a free country and did… Read More