Man injured following fall tree trimming By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on May 2, reported that fire destroyed a cabin and attached garage on the north side of Big Pine Lake, northeast of Perham. The cabin was not occupied at the time of the fire. On the following day an investigation was taking place… Read More

The New York Mills VFW Auxiliary presented six elementary students with awards for their entries in the spring Americanism contest. Each student used their imagination to design a place mat to be given to veterans who are in area hospitals or care facilities.  Although there was no required theme to follow, it was suggested that patriotic… Read More

Burlingame excited to be a part of Ottertail community By Chad Koenen Publisher Nessa Burlingame has spent the past month getting to know the Ottertail community on a different level. The Ottertail resident was working as a personal banker at United Community Bank when she applied for the position of deputy clerk with the City of Ottertail…. Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Members of the New York Mills third and fourth grade music, as well as fifth through sixth grade bands took the stage on Thursday night for their annual spring concert. The concert featured a number of songs on recorders, as well as songs that featured a number of actions to go along… Read More

20 year DNR veteran earns the career distinction Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Kipp Duncan has been named the 2021 DNR Conservation Officer of the Year, which is an annual award presented to an officer for outstanding overall career performance. Duncan works the Duluth East station, where he’s been since 2007. He was stationed… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson The annual Muffins with Wonderful Women was held on Friday afternoon in the kindergarten classrooms. The event included a muffin with their wonderful women, finishing a Mother’s Day book and playing int he kindergarten rooms. The students also presented their guests with a Mother’s Day gift. 

Studio photographs archived On March 19, the collection of photographs of the Rex McDonald Studio were moved to the archives of the Wadena County Historical Society.  The images had been created over several decades by Rex McDonald, Sandford R. McDonald, Don Hoffmann and Kimberly Woods who had all owned the business at one time.   WCHS building… Read More

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Sarah Strommen joined other moms and kids for a shoreline and pier fishing gathering at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis the morning of Saturday, May 7. It was an opportunity to highlight the easy ways to try this pastime and to introduce more people to… Read More

The VFW Post 3289 Auxiliary meeting was held on April 21 with 13 members present.   A thank you was received from Mahube-Otwa, Fergus Falls Veterans Home, New York Mills Food Shelf-all for our donations.  Our Auxiliary received 3 certificates for Outstanding Performance in Membership and one “Buddy Poppy Award” in recognition of outstanding participation in… Read More

Photo by Dani Koenen Nathan Fischer and Jadyn Mcdougall sported some unique sun glasses during grand march at New York Mills School on Saturday night. The theme for this year’s prom was Enchanted Forest. For more information, check out page 14.