On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), under the guidance of its own DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), moved to terminate the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program. In a letter sent Friday from DHS Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), DHS requested the unprecedented… Read More

CEO of Otter Berry Farms in New York Mills Kris Huebsch was named the 2025 Minnesota Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Thursday, Aug. 7, in Redwood County. Farmfest strives to bring together the best in agribusiness from Minnesota and around the country and endeavors to provide one place for farmers to network, experience and learn… Read More

  St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1,016 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2025 Spring semester dean’s list.  To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Among the students who was named to the dean’s… Read More

All wildlife topics welcome in discussions with local wildlife staff Anyone interested in wildlife is invited to chat with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife managers in local DNR offices across the state from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, or by phone during these same hours. “We’re asking people to please stop by or… Read More

Contributed photo The New York Mills lifeguards are gearing up for the final week of Legged Community Pool being open to the public this week. Lifeguards this year included: Front row: Jada Goeson, Abigail Berndt, Violet Radniecki and manager Harley Wurst. Back row: Lucy Wallgren, Avery Flath, Taylor Ziemke, Alex Mack and Elijah Geiser. Not… Read More

Headers Car Club hosts first car show during Summer Celebration in New York Mills By Tucker Henderson Reporter While the New York Mills Summer Celebration has ended their festivities with a basketball tournament in recent years, a new finale to the annual event made its debut on the afternoon of Saturday, July 12. Headers Car Club,… Read More

NYM School to host community listening session on facilities in September By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills School District is still motoring ahead with a long-term facilities plan for the school district. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the school board heard from Lori Christensen of ICS about its facilities needs assessment. The school… Read More

NYM C&C to serve free sweet corn By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Civic & Commerce Association is gearing up for their annual Corn Feed, which is set for Friday, Aug. 15 at the VFW Post #3289 from 4-7 p.m. “We are excited to host the annual NY Mills Corn Feed again this year,” said… Read More

Weekend to feature demo derby, fireworks, parade By Chad Koenen Publisher Everything tends to be a little bigger in Ottertail and that includes another expansive celebration in the heart of Otter Tail County. The annual OtterFest celebration will kick of on Friday night with one of the largest demo derby’s in the area. The demo derby begins… Read More

State Senator stresses importance of bipartisanship By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent It is difficult to balance the interests of outstate issues and metro issues in the Minnesota state legislature. For that reason, State Sen. Jordan Rasmusson said it is essential to work in a bipartisan manner whenever possible. “We accomplished a lot on a bipartisan effort in… Read More