Otter Tail County has purchased the former Daily Journal building at 914 East Channing in Fergus Falls. The building will temporarily house the Land and Resource Department. Minor improvements and modifications have been made to allow for temporary service at the new location.  The Land and Resource Management Department will move in phases to the new location. … Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on March 13, reported two injuries during a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Highways 10 and 75 in eastern Otter Tail County. The accident took place at 10:38 a.m. This accident took place just east of Bluffton. The vehicle was southbound on Highway 75 when the driver lost control,… Read More

Tucker Henderson Reporter Township residents made their way to their respective halls Tuesday, March 8 to fulfill their civic duty by voting for township officials. A few townships, such as Butler and Newton, don’t hold elections until the fall. Blowers Township With 28 voters turning out to the polls, Larry Berg was re-elected to serve a… Read More

Registration night is March 31 By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills School is getting “Wild About Kindergarten” at this year’s registration night. The registration night will get underway on Thursday, March 31 from 5:30-7 p.m.  The night will begin with a meal from 5:30-6:15 p.m. in the school commons and hands-on activities will be held from 6:15-7… Read More

Dozens of community members flocked to the Senior Center last Wednesday to partake in purple doughnuts, grape juice, and hot coffee in celebration of St. Urho’s Day. Finn Creek Museum and the Senior Center provided the refreshments. St. Urho is the patron saint of the Finnish-American community and is said to have driven out the… Read More

Contributed photo The New York Mills Senior High Trivia masters were 14 points shy of advancing to the Regional Knowledge Bowl competition on St. Patrick’s Day. The team started the day with a huge first round with a score of 19 points that catapulted them into 6th place. The hot start fizzled in round three… Read More

Geisers enjoy opportunity to bowl on same team By Tucker Henderson Reporter For over 40 years, Terry Geiser has picked up his bowling ball and worked on his skills at Mills Lanes.  Originally from Bluffton, Geiser would go with some friends to New York Mills and bowl a few frames. This was during the time that… Read More

NYM relatives have fond memories of new candidate for state governor By Tucker Henderson Reporter After Perham native Cory Hepola announced that he would be running for governor of Minnesota on March 1, many took an interest in his third-party approach to unite the state. Hepola’s grandmother, Bernice Anderson, who is a resident of New York Mills, gave the… Read More

City weighs Newtonville annexation By Chad Koenen Publisher Several dozen people attended a public hearing at the City Center in New York Mills last week regarding the future of Newtonville. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Tuesday night, the NY Mills City Council heard from several people about a potential annexation of the land that sits just… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Flutist Linda Chatterton and harpist Rachel Brandwein visited music students at New York Mills School on Friday, March 4. The duo performed a special concert at the Cultural Center on March 3 and as part of their stop in town the pair performed for students at the school, as well as residents… Read More