Tharaldson joins NYM PD as a full-time police officer Tucker Henderson Reporter New York Mills just gained another police officer for their full-time roster.  Logyn Tharaldson joined the NY Mills Police Department on a part-time basis last September, but just recently became a full-time employee. Tharaldson’s journey to becoming a police officer started with an application… Read More

Fundraiser to be held at NYM Ballroom Tucker Henderson Reporter The Perham Masonic Lodge #157 AF & AM is hosting a fundraiser to provide Fire Suppression Tools to all emergency responders within Otter Tail County. The fundraiser will be held on Feb. 17 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the New York Mills City… Read More

Dinsmore served as a Marine in World War II By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In February 1945 a young man named Dean Dinsmore, who grew up on a farm near Ulen northeast of Moorhead, was a Marine and part of the United States invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II.  The capture of the small… Read More

Reception set for Feb. 23 in New York Mills The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has unveiled its new gallery exhibit “Local Legends.”  This show features the art of 11 regional artists. This show runs through March 2. A reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, from 4-6 p.m. Works of art in the… Read More

Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to be wary of potential scam calls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A county resident, address not released to the news media, was scammed and lost $6,000, according to sheriff deputies on Feb. 8. The scam victim bought $6,000 in gift cards and sent the codes to a person she thought was trying to… Read More

VFW honored for Memorial or Inspirational Display New York Mills VFW Charles D. Center Post 3289  Auxiliary placed first in the Department of Minnesota VFW Buddy Poppy display contest in category 2 – Memorial or Inspirational Displays.  The displays must be designed to honor the dead, to inspire devotion to God and Country, or to dramatize… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a traffic accident on Feb. 2 after a vehicle struck a deer southwest of Vining at 7:28 a.m. on Feb. 4. The incident took place at the intersection of Highway 57 and 190th Street.  Airbags were deployed and seat belts were worn. Sheriff deputies said the driver… Read More

Photo by Tom Hintgen New York Mills Dispatch co-publisher Chad Koenen presided as outgoing president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) during the annual newspaper awards banquet Thursday evening, Feb. 1, in the Twin Cities.

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Minnesota’s leisure and hospitality sector makes up the fourth largest industry in the state, with about 250,000 employees staffing everything from lakeside resorts and hotels to restaurants, museums and theaters. Last year the state legislature approved the first funding increase to Explore Minnesota in more than a decade. The funding will… Read More

Timothy Dale Schmidt, 30, of Perham, received a stay of adjudication in county court, Fergus Falls, on Dec. 29, 2023, related to a felony conviction of fifth-degree felony drug possession. Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once… Read More