Photos by Chad Koenen A severe storm on Monday night damaged roofs, knocked over trees and caused damage to outdoor items across the Ottertail area. On Tuesday morning, several local businesses were busy cleaning up from the storm, including at Carr’s Tree Service, which had its roof blown off a portion of the building (below). The… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual Deer Trails Day festivities in Deer Creek were held about a month earlier than normal this year, but once again featured a number of games and activities for people of all ages. The highlight of the day was the parade, which included tractors and horses, as well as a number… Read More

NYM to host Bluffton on Saturday in fireworks game By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Millers placed third at the annual Nimrod Tournament over the weekend.  The Millers opened the weekend with a 4-3 win over Paynesville. Logan Small picked up the win on the hill, while Drey Roberts got the game winning hit on Friday. … Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Just as the line in 80’s sitcom Cheers says, “sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came.” That is the feeling someone gets when they walk in the front door of Mills Country Market in the heart of Miller Street in New York Mills. A place… Read More

Tyler Wohlers Trail to be located near Ottertail By Jenna Baker Correspondent June’s Ottertail City Council meeting was a well-attended event. At the meeting was Bernie Steeves who was there to provide an update on the Tyler Wohlers Trail. Steeves informed the council that the money needed for this project has been fully acquired through private funding obtained… Read More

Design’s By Tes Celebrates 20th By Chad Koenen Publisher Tessa Braukmann has spent the past 20 years sharing in some of the most memorable moments in a person’s life. From the birth of a child to a wedding and death of a loved one, Braukmann has been doing her part to provide a little shine and color… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen New York Mills took third place in dramatic fashion on Wednesday afternoon as Bode Roberts hit a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Eagles a 9-8 win over Sacred Heart. The win secured third place at the state baseball tournament for NY Mills and… Read More

Event to be held June 29 at NYM City Hall Ballroom By Kathryn Wilkowski Summer Intern The kickoff to the New York Mills summer reading program begins on Wednesday, June 29 with live music from The Jolly Pops at the NY Mills City Hall Ballroom.  Starting at 3 p.m., a few happy dads will be performing upbeat, original… Read More

Deer Creek to host annual event on Friday, Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher One of July’s most popular events in the area will be coming to Deer Creek a little sooner this year. The annual Deer Trails Day celebration, which was routinely held on the final Saturday in July, has been moved to the final Saturday in June…. Read More

Grade 7 A Honor Roll Isaac Geiser Owen Johnson Jeremy Kopveiler Reegan Kruchten Koehn Nelson  Aubree Salo* Grace Scheidecker Alise Schornack Carson Thorsrud A- Honor Roll Emily Deyonge Alyssa Korkowski Esne Lien Davidrah Reitmeyer Shyann Smith B Honor Roll Chloe Costin EmmaLee Guck Tait Henderson Blake Hiltner Johnathan Hockert Justin Kassa Riley Koljonen Anika Mursu Leighton Olsen Alivia… Read More