Driver injured near Pelican Rapids By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  The county sheriff office reminds county residents to stay alert to possible scam attempts. Some residents continue to become victims, losing money in the process. One county resident, on Aug. 29, lost $824 during an attempt to purchase a dog online. County residents are reminded to never… Read More

Easy ways to protect roses, tender perennials By Bev Johnson Master Gardener If you just don’t want to go though all the labor of tipping your roses into a trench, there is an easier way to protect them and your other tender perennials. For roses, plant the bud union or crown of the plant about 2 to 3… Read More

By Cody Hill Chill Fishing Report Fall is in the air and that means some of the best fishing is around the corner and the fall bite is a great opportunity to land that fish of a lifetime. This past weekend we had great results pulling medium suckers on lindy rigs along the weed lines and on… Read More

Business was created by Howard Lund in NY Mills By Tucker Henderson Reporter As the newest 2023 model Lund is introduced to the world, Lund Boats celebrates 75 years of production. President of the company Lenn Scholz gave an inside look on what Lunds has planned for the milestone anniversary. “The 75th anniversary is really wrapped around the… Read More

First day of school is set for Tuesday at New York Mills By Tucker Henderson Reporter As the beginning of the 2022-23 school year draws near, there are seven new teachers to the district in the New York Mills schools this year. Six of the new teachers will be starting in the elementary school, while the… Read More

Building projects wrap up at NYM By Chad Koenen Publisher With school just around the corner, the New York Mills School District is preparing for the start of the 2022-23 school year. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the school board heard several brief updates on back to school preparations about everything from fall activities to… Read More

OTC to look into cleaning up property By Chad Koenen Publisher A dilapidated building that has been the subject of countless city council meetings over the past decade could be one step closer to being cleaned up. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Aug. 22, the Deer Creek City Council heard that Otter Tail County will… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A shining example of great leadership was exhibited by Hannah Kempfer of Erhard who became a member of the Minnesota State Legislature in 1922. This extraordinary woman immigrated from Norway to Minnesota about 1885, eventually settling with her family near Erhard, in western Otter Tail County. In 1903 she married a… Read More

Felony cases to receive probation By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A stay of adjudication was issued by county court judges for three felony cases in Otter Tail County.  Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, it is a pending case. This is the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once probation… Read More

Letterpress equipment dates back to the 1930s By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent This is the ninth year of the Minnesota Newspaper Museum hosting visitors at the state fair in its new home. The museum is now located adjacent to the 4-H building in the northeast section of the fairgrounds. From 1987 to 2013 the newspaper… Read More