Photo by Chad Koenen The Minnesota walleye fishing opener drew fishermen from across the region to Otter Tail County last weekend. The walleye opener officially kicked off on Saturday. While Saturday was a bit wet with occassional showers, Sunday featured unseasonably warm temperatures to draw out even the most fair weather fishermen. 

HOL trail through Maplewood draws heated comments By Robert Williams Editor Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum received unanimous approval from the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners on a purchase agreement for wetland banking credits for the Maplewood State Park portion of the Heart of the Lakes Trail (HOLT) at the latest commissioners meeting Tuesday,… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Trinity Lutheran Preschool in New York Mills hosted Grandparents Day last week. Students enjoyed a scavenger hunt with their grandparents before sharing lunch with their favorite loved ones. Above: Preschool assistant, Karen Miller, works on a craft with her students. Below right: LaThea Burrows and her great grandma Nancy Olsen find the… Read More

New York Mills community garden plots are available by the community food shelf.  Those who are interested in having a plot at the community garden should contact Matt Radniecki at (218) 640-6339 for more information.  

OTC is celebrating a new drug court to focus on recovery, stability health When one person rises out of addiction, everyone rises. May is National Treatment Court Month and the perfect opportunity to showcase how treatment courts save lives and make our communities safer. Otter Tail County is celebrating its new drug court as over the… Read More

Photo by Tucker Henderson The Bluffton Lions donated two benches for Astera Health’s new hospital in Wadena last week. Front row: Karen Goeller and Margaret Van Erp. Back row: Rocky Geiser, Hank Soenneker, Joel Beiswenger, Charlene Braith, Peter Van Erp, Gloria Anderson and Lee Kicker.

Tournament was held at Lake of Ozarks Crestliner pros John Cox and Keith Carson went one-two at the 2023 Tackle Warehouse Invitational for a historic finish.  Cox and Carson, longtime friends and Crestliner duo, took the Lake of Ozarks by storm onboard their Crestliner MX 21’s finishing the tournament first and second place, respectively. Cox finished… Read More

Ottertail resident scammed out of a large amount of money By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on May 11, reported the arrests of three people who were charged with burglaries at Wall Lake, west of Underwood, and at Swan Lake, south of Fergus Falls. Authorities said items were taken from garages and vehicles in those two… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Jeremy Mursu (above) talks to a group of kindergarten students about the cows in the barn during a recent kindergarten field trip to Mursu Dairy. The New York Mills kindergardenters take a field trip to the farm each spring to learn about the dairy industry and get an upclose look at a… Read More

Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) is hosting an energy forum on Thursday, May 18, at Thumper Pond in Ottertail, MN, to discuss the rapid changes occurring in the energy industry.  The energy forum will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a light breakfast and will conclude at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will hear from a diverse panel of… Read More