On Thursday, Sept. 25, the House Capital Investment Committee visited the Fergus Falls Veterans Home to review ongoing and future asset preservation projects. During the 2025 legislative session, Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) authored a bipartisan $700 million bonding package with a strong emphasis on asset preservation. As part of that package, the Fergus Falls Veterans… Read More

By University of  Minnesota Arboretum Special to the Forum In Minnesota, autumn offers a brilliant, fleeting transition between the sweltering days of summer and the long, cold nights of winter. For a few magical weeks each year, crisp air carries the scent of fallen leaves across the state, with maples ablaze with crimson and oaks radiating a… Read More

Fire Prevention week is set for October 5-11 “We knew about it, but we just didn’t think that it would happen to us,” said Patty Freeman.   Nearly two years after her family lost everything in a Woodbury house fire, she wants others to know how dangerous lithium-ion batteries can be.   It was the Saturday after… Read More

Longtime employee is looking forward to new chapter of life By Tucker Henderson Reporter After many years of service at the Farmers and Merchants State Bank in New York Mills, longtime staff member, Marlene Teberg, has filled out her last deposit slip, counted the last role of quarters, and greeted her last customer from her side… Read More

Photo by Tucker Henderson Slade Doll was crowned as king and Annika Dunrud as queen, during the New York Mills School homecoming coronation on Monday afternoon. Coronation kicked off a busy week of festivities at the school as part of the annual homecoming week celebration. Other senior high candidates include: Jay Mindermann, Henry Oakes, Grady Roberts,… Read More

DC council sets preliminary tax levy increase of 10 percent By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek Lions Club has its hands in just about every project completed within the City of Deer Creek—either with financial support or in providing physical support from its members.  In fact, the local club has donated approximately $100,000 over the past… Read More

Community input gathered for future facility needs By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills School Board received a glimpse at an expansive long-term facilities maintenance that could help to guide the school district and identify future needs of the building. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the NY Mills School Board received the results from a… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter Pastor Stew Burns, Central Haven Church, and three of his children gathered around the flagpole next to the New York Mills High School last Wednesday morning to pray as a part of the growing International Day of Student Prayer event, also known as “See You at the Pole.” See You at the Pole… Read More

Preliminary tax levy set at a 5.5 percent increase By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Sept. 23 the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary net property tax levy of $58.6 million for 2026. This represents a proposed 5.5 percent net tax levy increase from the year 2025. “Earlier this year we were facing… Read More

Laundromat is open seven days a week in the heart of Ottertail By Chad Koenen Publisher Shelly Soupir and her daughter Samantha have big hopes for the Ottertail Laundromat and the area surrounding the business on Highway 108. The mother-daughter pair bought the laundromat right before the Fourth of July and have been busy creating an… Read More