By Jenna Baker Correspondent September’s Ottertail City Council meeting opened up to a full house of hopeful owners of the city’s 1980 truck, which was being sold as surplus property by the city via closed bids.  Sixteen total closed bids were received with the highest coming in at $4,201.95. After the initial reading, the prospective buyers were… Read More

Mother-daughter Ottertail artists Shirlee Aho Daulton and Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy have joined creative forces for a shared exhibition at M-State’s Waage Gallery, on the Fergus Falls campus, on display now through October 27. “Shared Affinity, Distinctive Paths” is the pair’s first shared exhibit at M-State, though over the years the two have shown their works both… Read More

Businesses sought to participate in program New York Mills Elementary is geared up to kick off the Adopt-A-Class program for the 2022-2023 school year.  The goal is to build relationships between NY Mills businesses, students, teachers, and the community. Adopt-A-Class is meant to provide opportunities for students to display art/classroom work for the NY Mills community… Read More

Organization provided $52,500 in scholarships from tournament proceeds Lund Boats, a leading manufacturer of aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, continues to give back to the next generation of anglers providing scholarships through the Student Angler Tournament Trail (SATT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing fishing opportunities and environmental awareness for students through competition, scholarships, and education…. Read More

Performance to be held at Cultural Center The New York Mills Regional Cultural will present Live Flamenco music and dance on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cultural Center visual arts gallery space. A 2017 McKnight Dancer Fellow Sachiko “La Chayí’’ invites audiences to join her Southern Spanish tablao-style Flamenco in which music, voice and… Read More

NY Mills to host PRB on Friday  By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills scored 19 straight points to overtake the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in a close 19-14 game on Friday night. “This was a great high school football game played between two evenly matched teams,” said head coach Matt Radniecki. “WDC came out fast and scored with… Read More

2022 has been a year of big developments for Arvig’s network—especially when it comes to WiFi, or wireless connectivity. For internet users in New York Mills and across the service area, that will translate to a more reliable and faster experience for things like video calls, gaming, streaming, smart technology and mobile devices. Wireless connectivity has… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson School officially got underway on Tuesday morning for students in the New York Mills School District. The students were greeted to school by NY Mills School Superintendent Blaine Novak who welcomed students with a hi-five, fist bump and a smile. Opening day enrollment at the high school was 342 students, which was… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter A Downtown Revitalization committee has recently been formed under the umbrella of the NYM 2025 strategic planning group. The group has been formed to generate momentum to help the community grow.  Julie Adams, who is part of the NYM 2025 group, said that the committee has been meeting since February and consists of… Read More

Students exceed state proficiency average By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills students made some big gains on state standardized testing during the 2021-22 school year.  According to the recently released Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment results, nearly 20 percent more students were deemed proficient in science than last year as a whole, and approximately 12 percent more students were… Read More