By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3289 will be hosting this year’s Veterans Day program in the NY Mills School Auditorium at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The program is organized by both the VFW Post and the VFW Auxiliary and is held to honor, salute… Read More

By Anna Sadlemyer Reporter If you are looking for an exciting new activity to help get you through these cooler months then the Dead Lake Escape Rooms are perfect for you. Tucked away inside the scenic Woodland Resort in Richville, this local attraction brings high-stakes mystery and immersive entertainment right to the heart of the… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A Conditional Use Permit request for excavation and regrading of a previously altered bluff area within the shoreland district involving more than 1,000 cubic yards of material to improve the property’s usability for shoreland alterations located south of 42273 Lida View Lane, in rural Vergas, on Lake Lida, was approved by… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is celebrating significant progress on its Cultivating Community Capital Campaign, with more than $1.77 million committed toward its $2.3 million goal and the first phase of construction nearing completion. The campaign is helping preserve and improve the Cultural Center’s historic 1885 building while creating more accessible, energy-efficient, and… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Residents seeking shelter in the event of inclement weather can now go to the bathroom at the Deer Creek Lions Park.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Deer Creek City Council heard of a concern from the mobile home park in town. Owners of the mobile home park were… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills School Board received a fairly positive report concerning its annual year-end audit last week. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the NY Mills School Board heard from Samantha Fagerland, of Eide Bailly, concerning the fiscal year 2026 audit.  One of the positives that Fagerland pointed… Read More

The annual Scholastic Book Fair at New York Mills School will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., as well as Thursday, Nov. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Pearl Lake, south of Rockville in Stearns County. A Pearl Lake property owner contacted the DNR after finding zebra mussels attached to a dock that had been removed from the lake for the season. A DNR invasive species specialist confirmed multiple… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The early 1960s are remembered by many baby boomers as the heydays of pheasant hunting in Otter Tail, Grant and Wilkin counties.  In the early 1960s, when school days ended, many youths would head home, grab their shotguns, and head into the fields for some great pheasant hunting…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Water rates for New York Mills utility customers will take a sharp increase next year as the city funds a new water treatment facility and necessary well improvements. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the NY Mills City Council approved a 20 percent increase in water rates for 2027, as… Read More