Employees see challenges of living in poverty Could you survive a month in poverty? That is the question that was posed to Otter Tail County employees participating in the Community Action Partnership’s Poverty Simulation sponsored by MAHUBE-OTWA. County staff, state representatives, and members of local organizations, including schools, cities, and businesses, were invited to walk… Read More

Organization seeks to assist businesses, governments By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent   West Central Initiative (WCI) is a community foundation and regional development organization serving west central Minnesota. Counties served include Otter Tail, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. “Town to town, county to county, organization to organization, and certainly person to person,… Read More

The University of Minnesota Farm Family Recognition Program honors farm families from throughout Minnesota for their significant contributions to the agriculture industry and their local communities. The Farm Family Recognition Program has honored Minnesota farmers since 1979. It is coordinated by University of Minnesota Extension, the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences and the… Read More

A BNSF Railway train derailed in Otter Tail County Thursday, Aug. 3, between Perham and Frazee. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office reported the derailment of 13 cars happened at 11:59 p.m., near the intersection of U.S. Highway 10 and County Highway 60 in Gorman Township. The rail cars are designed to carry motor vehicles and most… Read More

Performances set for Aug. 18-19 at corn feed, Finn Creek Festival The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has announced its 14th annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant, a large-scale community street theater experience taking place in NY Mills from August 7-19.   All are invited to the two culminating performances on Friday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at… Read More

Becker’s Hospital Review—a news publication that assembles best practices for healthcare leaders and decision makers—has compiled a list of the best hospitals for nurse communication in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) data from CMS. CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. The nurse communication star rating… Read More

Meeting to be held Aug. 17 in Ottertail Darren Newville, District Manager of the East Otter Tail Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will be the Featured Speaker at the OTC COLA Annual Meeting.  The event will be held Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Ottertail Community Center, located at 93 Lake Avenue South. The meeting will start… Read More

Camp began near Park Rapids in 1946 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Camp Wilderness north of Park Rapids has been enjoyed by scouters from Otter Tail County for many decades. Today there are two camps, one for Boy Scouts and the other for Cub Scouts. The late Dr. Norman Baker of Fergus Falls is considered the… Read More

Bonnie Dykhoff with Centennial Realty, has earned the nationally recognized Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation from the SRES Council of the National Association of REALTORS.  Dykhoff joins more than 15,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the SRES designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in understanding the needs, considerations,… Read More

Driver injured after falling asleep near Star Lake By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Aug. 4, said a resident of Deer Creek became the victim of a scam. The county resident lost $500 after trying to apply for an on-line work-from-home data job. The number used by the scammer turned out to be a… Read More