The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Posse announced the, “Posse Member of the Year for 2023” at their annual awards meeting in December. Dennis Sazama, a lifelong resident of Otter Tail County, was voted by Posse members for the award due to his outstanding participation and role as Supply Sergeant. A six-year posse veteran, Sazama completely reorganized… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Among the keynote speakers at this year’s annual Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) convention in the Twin Cities was Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, daughter of the late Star-Tribune columnist Jim Klobuchar. “You as small town journalists are telling the stories that maybe not everyone knows about, that they don’t read on… Read More

The Alexandria Technical and Community College Foundation held the Dean Schenk Memorial Torque Wrench Presentation on February 6. This annual tool scholarship is awarded to students in their second year of the Diesel Mechanics program. The Dean Schenk Memorial Scholarship was founded by Karen Schenk. The five students awarded the scholarship this year were Nick Gilk,… Read More

Bauck named to Dean’s Honor List Dr. Susan Larson, provost and dean of the college, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year placed them on the Dean’s Honor List at Concordia College, Moorhead. To qualify for this designation, students must be attending full-time, complete a… Read More

Contributed photos Above: Local history lover Ryan Stout presented a wonderfully crafted presentation about the Battle of Gettysburg. The seventh grade history students of Mr. Grieger were enthralled with stories about ghosts, generals, and interesting figures. Right: Will Grieger’s sevensth grade history class visited the NYM Public Library to view the current exhibit titled. Testify… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson The New York Mills fourth grade students held their annual wax museum in the activity center on Friday. Among the wax figures brought to real-life were Laura Ingalls Wilder (above), Albert Einstein (below left), Lucille Ball (below right) and Amelia Earhart (bottom). 

Wetlands, habitat easements approved by OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  County commissioners, on Feb. 13, passed a resolution in support of Clay County (Moorhead area) pursuing the possibility of establishing a new psychiatric residential treatment facility. This plan is only in the preliminary stages. Current facilities are in operation in the Twin Cities, Duluth, near St…. Read More

Otter Tail County Republican Caucus On behalf of the Otter Tail County Republicans, the Republicans invite all the 91 precincts within Otter Tail County to their respective caucus locations on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. for check in, with a Call to Order at 7 p.m. There will be 2 caucus locations within Otter Tail… Read More

Gappa family also owns a convenience store in Parkers Prairie Tucker Henderson Reporter Bluffton Oil has been a staple of the Bluffton community since its inception in 1976. Now in its 50th year of service, it has found a new owner after being owned and operated for 40 years by the Ron and Nan Wegscheid family. “There had… Read More

Tharaldson joins NYM PD as a full-time police officer Tucker Henderson Reporter New York Mills just gained another police officer for their full-time roster.  Logyn Tharaldson joined the NY Mills Police Department on a part-time basis last September, but just recently became a full-time employee. Tharaldson’s journey to becoming a police officer started with an application… Read More