Photos by Chad and Dani Koenen The annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant was held over the weekend at the corn feed on Friday night and the Finn Creek Festival on Saturday. The show was called “The Wise Little Bird” and featured a Finnish folk story. The story emphasized the value of cooperation and listening, as the birds… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter Lake water flew skyward and waves raced towards the shore last week as Betsy Anderson Gilman held the first Big Pine Lake waterski clinic on Monday, Aug. 8. Gilman has been skiing since she was five years old. In fact, her roots in the sport have held her close throughout the years. “I learned… Read More

Weller family has a long history of military service By Stella Strong Reporter Earlier this year, Amanda Weller was sworn in as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 9th Auxiliary District President for the state of Minnesota. Like most of the VFW members, Weller has a long family history of service that goes as far back… Read More

Finn Creek Festival set for this weekend By Tucker Henderson Reporter As the last weeks of summer draw near, both Finn Creek Open Air Museum and the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center are providing opportunities to end August with a bunch of new experiences. The 13th annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant will have two showings again… Read More

Parade, street dance set for Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher The community of Bluffton will work hard, but party harder this weekend as part of the annual Bluffton Hometown Days celebration. The theme this year is Havin’ a Few in 2022 and will feature two days full of activities in Bluffton. The weekend will kick off with… Read More

Local project calls for 60-unit apartment building in NYM By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County board members, on July 12, held a public hearing regarding Riverside Development Group, LLC tax abatement, for the construction of a 60-unit, multi-family, market rate housing in the city of New York Mills. Otter Tail County Community Development Director Amy Baldwin provided… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Portions of North Boardman Ave. are closed as construction crews make headway on the road reconstruction project on the west side of town. Last week crews were digging up the bituminous surface as they continue to replace the dilapidated road.

Event to feature annual NYM puppet pageant By Chad Koenen Publisher There might not be too many things more Minnesotan than an ear of sweet corn dripping in hot butter.  The New York Mills Civic and Commerce organization is hoping to tap into that Minnesota tradition on Friday night during its annual corn feed. NY Mills C&C President Latham… Read More

School staff attend safety training By Tucker Henderson Reporter As school safety often finds itself the topic of national news, the New York Mills School Board has a plan in place for all types of emergency situations that may present themselves at the school on Hayes Avenue. Superintendent Blaine Novak explained that there are numerous  training sessions… Read More

Anuj Mogla, MD, has joined the Sanford Health Perham team. His addition will further improve access to quality health care in the area. Mogla specializes in family medicine. He graduated from medical school at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Cupecoy, Sint Maarten and did his residency at the University of North Dakota…. Read More