OTC beaches remain busy on warm summer days By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Kids splashing in the water and the aroma from hot dogs roasting on nearby grills during the summer months has been part of enjoyment at beaches in all parts of Otter Tail County for many decades. The public beach, two miles south of… Read More

By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter Starting new this year, the New York Mills Public Library is hosting their used book sale all year round in their meeting room, instead of their usual two-day event every summer. “It was really hard to get volunteers to help set everything up each year,” said Julie Adams, coordinator of the event. “With… Read More

The Mills Dream Team with the Otter Tail Relay for Life is holding a fundraiser.  Anyone who is interested in having the name in honor of a cancer survivor or in memory of a loved one could send that information to Box 3 New York Mills  along with $5 per name and names will be displayed… Read More

Special event set for Wednesday in NY Mills By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter The kickoff to the summer reading program begins on Wednesday, June 29 with live music from The Jolly Pops at the New York Mills City Hall Ballroom.  Starting at 3 p.m., a few happy dads will be performing upbeat, original music for a family concert… Read More

NYM students build chairs featuring Finnish flag By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter After only a couple weeks of construction, a new Big Chair is set up outside the New York Mills Public Library and beside the Sculpture Park.  NY Mills Mayor and school business manager Marsha Maki came up with the design for the new chair. “I’ve seen these… Read More

‘Kicks for Kulcher’ gives back to community By Stella Strong Reporter Shoes are something that a lot of people take for granted.  A late spring Minnesotan blizzard? No problem, the snowboots are just in the closet.  The sport season is starting? Not to worry! There’re tennis shoes, basketball shoes, cleats, and spikes.  There seems to be a shoe for… Read More

Investigation into rural Deer Creek fire continues By Chad Koenen Publisher A former school, which has most recently been used as the Compton Town Hall, was severely damaged by fire on Thursday. According to Deer Creek Fire Chief Travis Collins, local fire departments were dispatched for a fire in rural Deer Creek around 3:10 a.m. on Thursday… Read More

By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter Just a month ago, East Otter Tail County crowned a new Dairy Princess, Madison Ruther, to represent the dairy farming and agriculture journey for the next year.  “I really enjoyed watching the growth of my farm as I grew up,” said Ruther. “We went from milking 120 cows by hand to a 220-cow… Read More

Total project estimated to cost $1.3 million By Chad Koenen Publisher Despite rising interest rates, the City of New York Mills received a favorable interest rate for its new city shop project. During its regularly scheduled meeting on June 14, the NY Mills City Council approved a $1.3 million general obligation bond at an interest rate of 4.08 percent…. Read More