The Minnesota Senate today approved House File 1, legislation to end free, taxpayer-funded health care for adult illegal immigrants. The bill, chief-authored in the Senate by Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls), repeals a controversial 2023 law extending full MinnesotaCare coverage to eligible illegal immigrants that went into effect in January 2025. “MinnesotaCare is a generous benefit… Read More

The June 2025 Otter Tail County Lake Property Owner meeting will be held June 19, at the Ottertail Community Center. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early for a time of socializing and networking. The featured speaker will be Jeff Vansteenburg, OTC COLA Environmental Director. Jeff will talk on the… Read More

Radniecki named to Dean’s List The following area students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year, ending in May.   Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must have earned… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Several hundred motorcycles converged on New York Mills over the weekend to participate in the 24th annual Ronald McDonald RIDE. The event raises money for the Ronald McDonald Hosue in Fargo and final totals were still being tallied at the time of press. Winner of the 2025 Harley-Davidson Street Glide was Allen… Read More

NYM School honors retirees for their years of service By Tucker Henderson Reporter There were five members of the New York Mills School staff that hung up their hats this spring as they entered retirement. Doug Salo Fifth grade teacher, Doug Salo, completed his 40th year of teaching this spring. He began teaching in Waldorf-Pemberton during his… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher As the ground rumbles and the engines roar down Centennial 84 Drive in New York Mills on Saturday, participants in the 24th annual Ronald McDonald House Ride are one step closer to helping a family during a time of need. After all, while many of the participants are decked out in leather… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter As June arrived, so did artist in residence at the Cultural Center, Cindy Ingram. Hailing from Cottage Grove, Ore., Ingram is a full-time artist focusing on large abstract paintings. She is an entrepreneur and former flower farmer. “I have been a flower farmer for the last four years,” said Ingram. “So I paint… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter Finn Creek Open Air Museum is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and invites everyone to stop by their Midsummer open house to celebrate on Saturday, June 21. Finn Creek Museum has been around since it’s foundation in 1975, when an old Finnish farmstead, previously belonging to the Siffert and Wilhelmina Tapio family,… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Spencer McGrew, Otter Tail County’s Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist and chairperson of the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee, addressed county lakeshore property owners May 31 at Thumper Pond. “Zebra mussels have invaded close to 1,000 lakes in Minnesota, but we have been able to keep them out of the other… Read More

Think-Off set for Saturday in NY Mills The 32nd Annual Great American Think-Off, a program of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, returns Friday and Saturday, June 13–14, inviting the public to explore one of life’s biggest questions: “Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?” This long-running annual philosophy debate draws thinkers… Read More