Brink named to honor’s list The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dean’s lists) for the past fall semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Brian Martensen.    Among 3,655 students, a total of 1,054 students qualified for the High Honor List by achieving a… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is featuring in its gallery the paintings of Illinois folk artist, Leonora.  The show and sale, titled “In Memory Of,” will be the first event to raise funds for a new Memorial Tree wall mural to be created in the Cultural Center.  Paintings will be on display and… Read More

NYM High School alum teaches life lessons in the classroom By Tucker Henderson Reporter W hile sewing machines hum as they join pieces of fabric, students rib one another about their hand-stitching. Two quilting machines also buzz along at their quick pace, as a new face at Perham High School oversees the family and consumer science… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills one-act play will be making a return to the section competition this weekend. The Eagles took second place at the sub section meet at Wadena-Deer Creek High School on Saturday.  This year’s one-act play is entitled Love Sick. Director Leif Ronning said the play details with how people deal… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Longtime New York Mills business owner and city councilman Mike Parta has passed away.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in NY Mills.  Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter This year, the New York Mills High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) team will be competing at the state conference this year.  Bella Bauck and Charlotte Holmstroem make up the two-person team and are excited to travel to Minneapolis, Minn., on March 10 to showcase their talents at the Spring Leadership Conference. Bauck… Read More

Dispatch publisher was elected to MNA Board in 2015 Chad Koenen, co-owner of Henning Publications, LLC and co-publisher of the Citizen’s Advocate in Henning, New York Mills Dispatch and Frazee-Vergas Forum, is the new president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association.  Koenen was elected president at the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, Jan. 28 at the Minneapolis Marriott… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills School District and teachers association has agreed to a new two-year contract. The contract was officially approved by the school board on Monday night, after being approved by the teachers union earlier in the day.  NY Mills School Board member Wendy Hetland credited the work of the teachers and individuals… Read More

The New York Mills School has recently honored 13 Star Students for the second quarter. The new program recognizes students in the areas of academics and/or character.  NY Mills High School staff nominate students at the end of each quarter for the award. Six junior high students and seven high school students were recognized as Star… Read More

Small restaurants have a rich history By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In mid-January a newspaper column by Vicky Anderson of the Otter Tail County Historical Society caught the attention of many longtime county residents.  Anderson noted, in the first section of her column, the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Runningen Café in 1947, a prelude… Read More