The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has directed staff to pursue a Subordinate Service District (SSD) to keep emergency medical services running in the Pelican Rapids area. The move followed months of work with local townships and cities after Ringdahl Ambulance Pelican Rapids told communities that money problems could put its services at risk. Background… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Camp Wilderness, north of Park Rapids, has been enjoyed by scouters from Otter Tail County for many decades. Today there are two camps, one for Boy Scouts and the other for Cub Scouts. Not long ago this writer returned to Camp Wilderness north of Park Rapids and visited… Read More

Otter Tail County Treatment Court marked National Recovery Month with a gathering at Dr. Allen Magnuson Park in Fergus Falls. Treatment court staff and participants, families, friends, and community partners came together for ice cream and time to visit. The event honored the progress people in the community are making in recovery. A graduate of… Read More

It was a celebratory day at the new Perham Tennis Courts on Thursday, Sept. 24, when members of the Perham Chamber of Commerce joined the Perham/New York Mills Girls Tennis team for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  Although the weather hampered the game action scheduled after the ceremony, it did not dampen the spirits of the players,… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Vaughn Auto and Marine has a rich history in the greater New York Mills community that few family-owned businesses ever enjoy. Dating back to 1923, Vaughn Auto and Marine has remained a family-owned company for more than a century.  Started by Myron Vaughn, Vaughn Auto and Marine has been servicing everything… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Parkers Prairie showed why they are one of the teams to beat in Section 6A on Friday night as they were able to defeat the New York Mills Eagles by a score of 42-8.  The Panthers scored touchdowns on their first three drives of the game as they jumped out to… Read More

OTC received $1.2 million in state funding for the project By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In late 2021 land close to Fish Lake and near Dunvilla, northeast of Pelican Rapids, was given to Otter Tail County. This was done with the stipulation that the county make this into a county park, kept as… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher t a time when a number of area cities and counties are adopting double digit increases to its preliminary tax levy, the Ottertail City Council approved a modest increase last week with the hopes of trimming the tax levy down even more before it is finalized in December. During its regularly… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Situated along an otherwise quiet stretch of countryside just west of New York Mills and north of Deer Creek are eight tiny homes that represent much more than their rather small footprint on the area. The tiny homes are the beginning of a second chance of life for veterans who have… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Art Retreat will be getting a big boost in funding for an ongoing revitalization project in town. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Wednesday morning, the NY Mills EDA approved a $10,000 Downtown Revitalization Grant application for the art retreat to replace windows and a facade of… Read More