Organization focuses on beauty both inside and out The New York Mills Bio girls held their final showcase of the season last week. The group completed a food drive and stocked the shelves at the NY Mills Food Shelf.  “Bio: Beautiful Inside and Out” Bio Girls is a program geared to improve the self-esteem in adolescent… Read More

Lake Region Raceway started in 1962 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many people who drive to and from Wee Town along County Highway One can see, while looking south of the highway, remnants of what was formerly known as the Lake Region Speedway starting in 1962, and later referred to as West Central Speedway and the… Read More

Historic fort is located east of Underwood, just north of Highway 210 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Adult leaders of youth groups throughout Otter Tail County should consider taking boys and girls to Fort Juelson two miles east of Underwood, just north of State Highway 210. This historic site was acquired by Otter Tail County in 2011… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Above: Mayor Marsha Maki stopped in to visit and speak at the Volunteer Appreciation Day at the Senior Center last week. Below right: Susan Van Watermelon (pictured) and Doretta Olson both won the award of Puzzle Queen last week and were rewarded with jigsaw puzzle piece-shaped cookies for their efforts on the… Read More

Two local students to compete at nationals Several students in M-State’s PowerSports and Diesel Equipment Technology programs took top honors at this year’s SkillsUSA Minnesota State Championships, including three gold medal winners—two of whom will go on to compete at nationals this summer in Atlanta. Cole Riegert, a first-year M-State student from Beltrami, Minn., won first… Read More

Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) voluntary charitable fundraising program Operation Round Up (ORU) hosted their quarterly meeting on April 10. During the meeting, the ORU Board of Trustees awarded a total of $36,300 to 16 local organizations and programs across LREC’s service territory. Since ORU began in 2007, LREC has awarded $596,120 and has made… Read More

The Mills Dream Team is inviting the public to join their team for the 2023 Relay for Life. A meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3 from 4-5:30 p.m. (open house) at St Peter’s Lutheran Church. This year’s Relay for Life is Friday, July 14 at the Perham track. There are many opportunities to help… Read More

Demonstration to take place on N Broadway Avenue, Miller Street New York Mills is set to launch a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) demonstration project from the intersection of N Broadway Ave and Miller St to the intersection of N Broadway Ave and Mocking Bird Ln. Demonstration projects are temporary, low-cost roadway projects that are used to… Read More

Fire destroys storage barn near Big Pine Lake By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on April 19, reported the death of an Erhard resident Wednesday afternoon, April 19, north of Underwood on Highway 43. This was a single-vehicle accident. The accident took place just after 2 p.m., north of County Highway 1. The occupant of the… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages Minnesotans to contact the state duty officer if they see evidence of a fish die-off in a lake or stream. Fish die-offs can result from a variety of natural and human causes. “People can help by reporting fish die-offs right away,” DNR Limnology Consultant Tom Burri said. “These reports… Read More