Businesses to host third annual block party By Tucker Henderson Reporter For the third year in a row, Mills Country Market, Centennial Realty and Twilight Jams Entertainment is hosting a Miller Street Block Party between Mills Country Market and Centennial Realty. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. Latham Hetland of Twilight Jams Entertainment will be… Read More

Event to be held in late June, early July By Tucker Henderson Reporter A long time tradition in the Apostolic Lutheran Church will be taking place during the end of June and beginning of July in New York Mills. This tradition has early roots in the community and has been an annual staple of the congregation’s ministry…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A generation ago, peddlers and transient salespeople were a commonplace with their bags of everything from knives to can’t miss deals on vacuums. While peddlers may not be as common today, the New York Mills City Council took a step last week to clarify a city ordinance regulating these transient salespeople within… Read More

Color run, turtle races to highlight new events The Phelps Mill Festival is gearing up for its 39th annual celebreation from July 8-9. The event is held annually on the second full weekend of July at Phelps Mill Park near Underwood.  Phelps Mill Festival features two full days of art, food, entertainment and kids’ activities plus craft wine… Read More

Highway 45 bridge is now closed near Phelps Mill By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent People coming to the 2023 Phelps Mill Festival from the south, west and east will see signs directing them to alternative routes compared to prior years. This will be due to bridge work on Highway 45, just south of Phelps Mill… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies, on June 11, reported the theft of a Arctic Prowler vehicle from a location near Highway 41 in north central Otter Tail County near Star Lake. The theft likely took place sometime in the previous two weeks. A nephew who periodically looked in on the dwelling noticed that a… Read More

Parade, street dance to be held on Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher All trails lead to Deer Creek—at least that is the case this weekend. The annual Deer Trails Day celebration will be held on Friday and Saturday night and will once again feature an expanded line up from years past. The event will kick off on Friday… Read More

An Otter Tail County Jail inmate was taken to Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls and later transferred to a Fargo hospital after a suicide attempt on Tuesday, June 13, at approximately 6:33 p.m., according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release, a corrections officer found an inmate in medical distress… Read More

By Benjamin Velani Special to the Forum West Central Initiative (WCI) and the Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) first teamed up in February to “bring beginning and current sustainable farmers an array of financial resource opportunities,” during an event at Outstate Brewing in Fergus Falls. Attendees overwhelmed the small meeting room, with more snacking on Ole and Lena’s… Read More

Summer to feature a number of road projects in OT County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Resurfacing • Highways 8, 80 and 53 in Perham area, Central Specialties, Inc., Alexandria, resumed May 8, completion date estimated for September 2023 • Highway 51 near Perham, bids opened June 7, low bidder was Anderson Brothers Construction Company of Brainerd… Read More