Photo by Tucker Henderson Mindi Larson, Community Coordinator for Elevate, presented information on the new Otter Tail County organization as a part of the new Coffee Talks event series hosted by the NYM Library.

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  A county fish house owner, at Crimson Trail (Rush Lake), reported a theft on Jan. 21. Taken from the fish house were two ice fishing rods and two tackle boxes. A nearby fish house had its door open. The owner was contacted and planned to come to Rush Lake, south of… Read More

Students pursuing careers in the healthcare field are eligible for Perham Health’s Healthcare Careers Scholarship. Five scholarships of $1,000 each are available for students enrolled or planning to enroll in the healthcare field. Applicants must be residents of the Battle Lake, Frazee, Henning, Perham, or New York Mills school districts.    Interested individuals should complete the… Read More

Students named to Jamestown Dean’s List Two local students have been named to the University of Jamestown Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester.  Students are named to the Dean’s List for for maintaining a Semester GPA of 3.50 or better. Students named to the list include: Karli Kawlewski of New York Mills and Marc Kjos of New… Read More

The VFW Post 3289 Auxiliary met January 12 with 10 members present. Minutes from the December 8 meeting were approved, and the December 31 Treasurer’s Report was filed subject to audit. Thank you cards and letters were received from the Fergus Falls Veterans Home, the Fargo VA Health Care System, Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne and the… Read More

NYM Dispatch publisher to serve second term atop state press association Chad Koenen, co-owner of Henning Publications, LLC and co-publisher of the Citizen’s Advocate in Henning, New York Mills Dispatch and Frazee-Vergas Forum, has been re-elected as the president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association.   Koenen was re-elected president at the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, Jan…. Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Members of the New York Mills community turned out in a big way on Monday and Tuesday night for a benefit in honor of Lucille Schik. Lucille is the daughter of Jason and Lacey Schik was recently diagnosed with cancer for a second time after an MRI in December showed another growth…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Meeting with county commissioners on Jan. 24 was Aaron Larsen who has replaced the retired Brad Mergens as district manager for the West Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) based in Fergus Falls. Larsen began his new duties on Jan. 1 after his selection in December 2022 by… Read More

Laurence Cruz was born on New Years Day By Tucker Henderson Reporter Perham Health welcomed the first baby of 2023 on January 1, at 9:53 a.m., making for a very happy New Year’s Day for a New York Mills family. Whitnei Walz and Tayler Byman welcomed their third son, Laurence Cruz, that morning and introduced him to his… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter The Economic Development Authority board met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 18 to elect new officers and discuss economic development in the city. Two officer changes were made with the election of Betsy Roder as president and Bonnie Dykhoff as assistant treasurer. Re-elected board members included Amy Sobieski as secretary, Latham… Read More