The State of Minnesota launched a new telehealth test-to-treat program to ensure Minnesotans who have tested positive for COVID-19 have easy access to clinician care and therapeutic treatments that reduce their risk of serious illness or hospitalization. Beginning immediately, Minnesotans who test positive for COVID-19, either with a home test or a positive test from a… Read More

Tucker Henderson Reporter Snow covered evergreens, frigid temperatures, and early sunsets mark the Christmas season in Minnesota this year, but both climate and scenery seem to mirror that of Finland’s countryside. It’s no wonder so many Finnish immigrants settled in this area of the United States. There are several Finnish Christmas traditions that have passed the… Read More

Cultural Center hosts a photographer in November By Tucker Henderson Reporter During the month of November the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center hosted an artist from abroad to work on his photography project. Antti Leinonen hails from Ii, Finland and works in the field of photography. After applying to several residencies, the Cultural Center accepted his application… Read More

Public Health to promote prevention strategies By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Corespondent On Dec. 13 the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved  the allocation of up to $180,000 to partially fund health educator positions to abate and prevent opioid misuse. Funding to Otter Tail County and Minnesota’s other 86 counties is the result of multistate… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County residents, on Monday evening Dec. 12, expressed their opinions about a proposed fish passage project at Phelps Mill. The public information meeting was held at the county Government Services Center in Fergus Falls.  ¶  At issue for many county residents is the fear of the overall aesthetics of historic… Read More

Vehicles, goats lost in pole shed fire By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Three weekend traffic accidents were reported by sheriff deputies on Monday, Dec. 12. At least one person was injured Dec. 9 in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 80 near Perham. The accident took place at 12:37 p.m. Another person was injured in a one-vehicle rollover… Read More

Lunds creates new partnership to showcase manufacturing in OTC A new partnership between Lund Boats and Otter Tail County is in place for schools and students to be able to explore manufacturing careers right here in New York Mills. Lunds has been working on the partnership for the past few years and this year, a youth workforce initiative… Read More

A new federal grant award will fund collaborative planning by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to further large-scale moose habitat restoration in northeast Minnesota. The award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, through the new America the Beautiful Challenge, will provide $443,600 to the DNR for the planning effort, with a goal of an… Read More

Event set for December 21 in NY Mills The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is inviting the public to its annual Longest Night Music Festival on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Cultural Center.   The Longest Night is a celebratory live music event that brings together an eclectic group of beloved local… Read More

Local library receives grant to install a new mural By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Public Library will be gaining a new addition to its children’s section in the coming months. A recent grant opportunity through the Lake Region Arts Council fulfilled the library’s application for hiring a local artist to create a mural for… Read More