Contributed photo New York Mills and Menahga students hosted the Finnish folk ensemble Kardemimmit last week as part of a digital residency. The program was part of Folkefest, a program of Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest. The digital residency was presented in partnership with the NY Mills Regional Cultural Center, who was selected to participate in Arts… Read More

NYM residents start building a house in Mexico By Chad Koenen Publisher Some people see things and say “why.” Bonnie Dykhoff looks at something and says “why not.” That’s probably the easiest way to describe why she decided to build a little tropical paradise south of the border in Mexico.  “You ask me why? I say why not,”… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher An East Leaf Lake family is hoping to make 2021 a little bit sweeter with the opening of their new candy shop in downtown Ottertail.  Jessica Thompson and Dan Ostrander, along with Huntter Thompson, have opened Soda Pop and Lollipops in the former Shawna Marie clothing store building on Ottertail’s Main Street. The… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher With another potential housing development on the horizon, as well as several lots that remain to be sold, the New York Mills EDA is taking a look at the base price of properties in the Countryview housing development. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday morning, the NY Mills EDA heard from city… Read More

Clean up day set for June 5th in Otterail By Jenna Baker Correspondent Residents of Ottertail City can mark June 5th on their calendars for this year’s city-wide clean up day. After speaking with local communities to see how others host this day, city staff presented the plan for Ottertail at the regularly scheduled March council… Read More

Longtime Deer Creek resident honored on his 100th birthday with a parade through town By Chad Koenen Publisher With the fire trucks blowing their horns, and a line of cars stretching the length of the city limits, the city of Deer Creek came together on Saturday for the party of the century—or better yet, to honor a man… Read More

Photos by Cindy Delaney The New York Mills Senior Center turned a variety shades of purple on Tuesday morning for the annual Purple Donut Day celebration in honor of St. Urho Day. The event featured purple donuts, as well as a song by David Witiko (above).

By Chad Koenen Publisher There are some big changes on the horizon at Cenex/Hardware Hank that could make the bustling store even more of a destination for local residents. Steven Greenwood, who is the store manager in New York Mills, highlighted one of the biggest changes which includes shifting the angle of the diesel pumps. The pumps,… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher In just two months New York Mills residents will head to the polls to vote on changing the city’s charter to potentially become a split liquor city. Currently the only two places in town that serve hard alcohol are the NY Mills VFW Club and the city-owned Mills Liquors.  On May 11 the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher There is perhaps no nook or cranny that was left untouched during a recent remodeling project at the Kaleva Apartment building in New York Mills. Just about every inch of the building received some care, or remodeling, during an expansive $1.8 million project that wrapped up recently. The project included work on… Read More