By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Rural Otter Tail County native Dick Stigman, raised at Nimrod in Wadena County, was in seventh heaven while pitching for the Minnesota Twins 60 years ago, in 1962.  Stigman, 26, won 12 games and lost 5 as the Twins took second place in the American League, with an outstanding record of 91-71…. Read More

Close to 1,000 goats, puppies perish in fire near Henning By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on May 7, reported that a controlled burn went out of control west of New York Mills near 510th Avenue. A fire spread to a nearby abandoned building. The original fire spread due to strong winds. Several acres burned… Read More

Local help is available for residents seeking mental health assistance More and more people are talking about mental health and are starting to see it as one important component of overall health and wellbeing, just like physical health. By declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Otter Tail County reinforces the value of everyone having… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Several down trees, damage to buildings and power outages were reported as part of a large storm that rolled through the area on Thursday night. Wind guests were reportedly in excess of 90 mph in Verndale and straight line winds caused quite a bit of damage in the region. In Deer Creek,… Read More

Fifth and sixth grade students will be flocking to Finn Creek Open Air Museum in bus loads this Friday as they try out the first year of “giving back” to the community, which in this case, means Finn Creek Museum. From 9:15 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m., the students will be completing a wide variety of… Read More

Registration for the 2022 New York Mills Parade is now open. The parade will be held Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m.  Organizers ask that floats start lining up by 6 p.m. and there is no cost to enter the parade.  Participants can register online at www.explorenewyorkmills.org.

Photos by Tucker Henderson New York Mills Elementary students took advantage of a warm day last Wednesday for the annual track and field day. The students participated in a number of events like the long jump, softball throw, sack races and running events. The track and field day was held at the football field/track.

Six Mike Rohde Spirit Scholarship winners were presented with plaques and a scholarship of $1,500 at a recent Fergus Falls Sertoma Club noon meeting at Mabel Murphy’s in Fergus Falls.  They are Nicole Jorud, Madelyn Boyd, Hannah Polejewski, Lacey Seim, Mattea Steeke and Grace Lang.  The scholarships are to assist them with future education in… Read More

Karen Brasel VFW Auxiliary The Red Poppy is a nationally recognized symbol of sacrifice worn by Americans since WWI to honor those who served and died for our country in ALL WARS.   It reminds Americans of the sacrifices made by our veterans while protecting our freedom.  Please accept and wear a poppy to honor those… Read More

Hannah Barthel, New York Mills, has received the Olaf and Ruby Aarseth Medical Field Endowment for $3,250 from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Hannah is a graduate of New York Mills Secondary School. Her parents are Jay and Heidi Barthel.    The Olaf and Ruby Aarseth Medical Field Endowment is awarded to students who are admitted into… Read More