By Dee Goerge Special to the Dispatch Two quilts will be traveling between Catholic churches in the Wadena area over the next couple of months. With special fabric based on photos of earth taken from space, the quilts won’t travel as far as the photographer did. But members of Mary’s ACC Quilters hope that astronaut Karen Nyberg’s… Read More

Pre-registration underway for March 23 event By Tucker Henderson Reporter In a world that’s constantly occupied with thoughts of public health and obsessed with the prevention of the spread of illness, the New York Mills Public Library is hosting a presentation on public health in Otter Tail County throughout the years to share medical history.  Missy Hermes,… Read More

A Wisconsin angler caught and released a 46.25 inch northern pike on Mille Lacs Lake that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified as a tie with the current catch-and-release state record. Brad Lila of Hudson caught and released the fish Sunday, Jan. 22. “I set the hook as the line was quickly peeling out,” Lila said…. Read More

Essays for annual contest are due on April 1 Whether a local zoning committee is approving a new parking lot, or a federal agency is approving a new pipeline, our elected officials must continually grapple with balancing the needs of the environment with the needs of the economy.  President Biden recently showed his hand when… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On March 7, at 9:31 p.m., county dispatchers received a call concerning a structural fire near Highway 59, close to Dunvilla and northeast of Pelican Rapids. Firefighters were unable to save a shop near a residence. Sheriff deputies said close to $15,000 in tools were damaged in the fire. “There were no… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills School is getting “Wild About Kindergarten” at this year’s registration night. The registration night will get underway on Thursday, March 23 from 5:30-7 p.m.  The night will begin with a meal from 5:30-6:15 p.m. in the school commons and hands-on activities will be held from 6:15-7 p.m. Childcare will be… Read More

Bea Muckala celebrated for 100 years of life. Beatrice (Trupukka) Muckala, a long-time resident of New York Mills and now residing at Perham Living, achieved 100 years of life on March 10, 2023.  Her words when she awoke that morning, “I made it!”  Muckala, born in 1923 in Deer Creek Township along the Leaf River, raised her… Read More

Contributed photo Tumberg Accounting won the Wednesday night bowling championship at Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill. Team members include: Joey Brasel, Leroy Ament, Jon Tumberg, Dolly Tumberg and Kathy Tumberg.

Photos by Chad Koenen, contributed The New York Mills Senior Citizens Center was abuzz on Thursday morning for the annual St. Urho Day celebration. In addition to serving purple donuts, those in attendance heard an ode to St. Urho by David Wiitikko.

F&M Bank to undergo an expansive remodeling project By Tucker Henderson Reporter Farmers and Merchants State Bank in New York Mills will be receiving a new look in the coming month as the lobby and drive-up portions of the building will be renovated. “It will have a new, more open look,” said President Nick Roder. “Our teller… Read More