Drought means more water is needed, but don’t overdo it By Chad Koenen Publisher Drought—it’s a seven letter word that is almost forbidden to be spoken in farming and gardening circles. Yet, a dry winter with little snow and a spring and summer in which rain is as scarce as a Dodo bird, has more than… Read More

Contributed photos The Great Boat Hunt and Boatville Drags winners were honored during the annual Summer Celebration in New York Mills on July 9. Above: The Great Boat Hunt winners included: Jason, Bryce and Nathan Kopveiler. Below: The Boatville Drags were won by members of the high school baseball team. Team members included: Derin Gaudette,… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is featuring in its Gallery the wildlife photographs of Brad Anderson of Ottertail and fish decoys by Larry Lange, Brad Lange and John Peeters. This artwork will be on display now through July 31.   A reception and presentation by photographer Brad Anderson will be held on Wednesday, July… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills put an exclamation point on a busy day of baseball on Friday. With NY Mills hosting the 13u state baseball tournament, the Millers game against Midway didn’t get going until the sun was going down, but NY Mills didn’t need any extra jolt to get going as they defeated… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Above: The 2021 Lund Mania Fishing Tournament champions also received the grand prize for the biggest walleye caught on Friday. Below right: Jason Merickel and Marshal Koep were interviewed on stage by Kyle Gylsen and Al Berube. Middle right: The Lund Mania Fishing Tournament featured 60 boats this year and launched from… Read More

Kingsbury takes first place in his first mini bronc competition at the Wadena rodeo By Chad Koenen Publisher Having the last name Kingsbury in the local rodeo circuit comes with some high expectations.  James Kingsbury did his part to fill the big shoes left by his dad, David Kingsbury on June 18 when he took first place… Read More

Lund Mania to feature 60 boats in annual fishing tournament By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you want to see 60 boats go from 0 to 60 mph in the blink of an eye? How about watch members of local businesses and organizations act like kids with a pedal Lund boat? Or perhaps best of all, watch… Read More

Lola Bachmann and Courtney Frohling have been named as the 2021 Relay For Life Honorary Co-Chairs. Bachmann and Frohling will share their story of surviving cancer and wisdom gained from these experiences at the annual East Otter Tail County Relay For Life, which will begin on Friday in Perham.  The theme for this year’s event is… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher There will not be a shortage of art and festivities in front of the Cultural Center on Friday.  The seventh annual Fish House Festival will be held in front of the Cultural Center beginning at 9 a.m. when artists begin painting two fish houses.  Each artist will paint a one-of-a-kind design on the fish… Read More