Delaney to retire after 37 years with City of NY Mills By Tucker Henderson Reporter At the end of the work day on Friday, April 22, Dave Delaney will officially enter into retirement, after 37 years with the City of New York Mills. After working in carpentry, Delaney started with the city in June of 1985 as… Read More

NYM council to seek more information on annexation By Chad Koenen Publisher The potential annexation of a group of properties located in “Newtonville” once again made its way to the New York Mills City Council. During the public forum portion of its meeting on Tuesday night, the NY Mills City Council heard from a pair of Newton… Read More

NYM City Council receives positive news about annual audit report By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of New York Mills has maintained a healthy general fund balance, despite several unexpected projects over the past year. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, the City of NY Mills received its 2021 year end audit from John Hagen… Read More

Local family has been farming for 50 years By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Charles Piekarski, with his wife, Carol, have farmed in Carlisle Township, Otter Tail County, the past 50 years from 1972 through 2022. In 1973 Charles and his father, Steve, were featured in the local newspaper. That year, soybean prices were high. That was due, in… Read More

Free copies of WCI’s book available for local families West Central Initiative’s Director of Early Childhood, Nancy Jost, was inspired to create Let’s Go! after being shown a children’s book about Minnesota.  “The book was beautiful,” said Jost. “But it didn’t represent our region of Minnesota—our beautiful lakes, trees, cultures, and communities. So, I shared the… Read More

Contributed photo The East Otter Tail Darkhouse and Angling Association gave a sizable donation to the Eagles fishing team to help the growing team whose numbers have tripled since last year. Accepting the donation are three of the now 30 team members of the NY Mills fishing team.

Over 100 people attend housing event in Ottertail Otter Tail County hosted a countywide housing summit on Thursday, April 7. The summit brought more than 100 housing partners together at Thumper Pond Resort to learn about housing successes, engage with each other, and activate continued housing growth for Otter Tail County. The housing summit included presentations… Read More

Four proposals being discussed by commissioners By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you want to have a voice in how the Otter Tail County Commissioner Districts are shaped for the next 10 years? Well, if that’s the case, you are in a bit of luck. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the New York Mills City Council heard… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on April 12, arrested a man in connection with an April 10 shooting in Pelican Rapids. Arrested after a short pursuit in Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota was Phoutthasa Prathane. 36. The shooting victim survived and was treated at an area hospital. Deputies said the shooting incident in Pelican Rapids… Read More

Sheldon Monson has announced his campaign for the 2022 primary election in House District 5B. This newly formed House District includes Todd County and portions of Wadena, Morrison and Cass counties. “Through this election process, I have been contacted by countless supporters from around the district that have encouraged me to run in the primary election,”… Read More