Finalists to weight personal choice, social responsibility The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has announced four finalists from the essay contest portion of the 29th Annual Great American Think-Off. These four finalists will participate in a live debate in New York Mills, on Saturday June 11.   The four finalists are (in alphabetical order): Matthew… Read More

Contributed photo On April 25, during a Firearms Safety class, James Seelhammer and Lance Wohlwend were presented awards for the continuing teaching and dedication to the area youth safety for 40 years. Wohlwend and Seelhammer, both of the Deer Creek area, have displayed dedication and commitment to area youth in teaching the safe handling of… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county board of commissioners has approved a motion of support to Ducks Unlimited for the Dora Township Wildlife Management Area acquisition project, east of Pelican Rapids. Ducks Unlimited acquired 322 acres in Sections 22 and 23 of Dora Township in Otter Tail County through Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund. DU is… Read More

Cornel Walker has announced the DFL’s endorsement of his candidacy for the 2022 elections in Minnesota Senate District 9. Senate district 9 includes Otter Tail, Grant, Wilkin, Traverse and the western portion of Douglas counties. Walker is running a “Listening Campaign.” He’s been actively contacting voters who are willing to hire him as their senator. He… Read More

Pelican Rapids man to compete in new district Jason Satter has been endorsed by the DFL for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 9B.  Satter has called the newly drawn Senate District 9 my home for most of his life. He grew up in Norcross and graduated from Wheaton Area High School in Traverse County…. Read More

Contributed photo Charlotte Holmstrom recently visited with students in Will Grieger’s Social 8 class at New York Mills School. She is a foreign exchange student from Denmark and spoke about the life and culture of her home country. She also highlighted some of the vast contrasts between Minnesota and her home. She gave the eighth… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on May 2, reported a murder-suicide in Compton Township near Deer Creek in the extreme eastern section of Otter Tail County. An investigation of two deaths on April 29 determined that 25-year-old Isaac Malone shot and killed his wife, 25-year-old Ariel Malone, at their residence and then took his… Read More

Contributed photos More than 170 people recently attended the Eagle Academy Family STEM night at New York Mills School. The event featured a number of activities and wrapped up the after school Eagle Academy Program.

New York Mills was dressed to the nines on Saturday decked out in sparkles and cumberbuns for grand march and prom at New York Mills School.

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has on display and for sale in its gallery paintings and photographs by Artist Kandace Creel Falcón of Erhard.  The show titled “Kitchen Saints” will be on display in the gallery through May 21. Falcón, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary feminist scholar, writer, and visual artist. Their life’s passion grounds… Read More