New people join staff at preschool By Tucker Henderson Reporter When the 2024-25 school year started in New York Mills, it began at two separate campuses located in town. As students got off the bus to start their school year at the NY Mills Elementary and High Schools, likewise, students were brimming with excitement as they… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter A change in ownership recently took place at a business with one of the larger-footprints in New York Mills as Mills Manor was purchased by Vitality Living. Five Pines Senior Solutions, who previously owned the assisted living facility, sold the company the NY Mills location as well as locations in Sebeka, Park… Read More

Repairs on store will not likely start until 2025 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Sept. 24, heard some good news about needed renovations at the Phelps Mill Store near the historic Phelps Mill in central Otter Tail County. Both structures are owned by the residents of Otter Tail County. The Phelps Mill Store,… Read More

Odor thought to be from mobile truck By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Public Utilities department, along with the fire department, investigated a reported smell of gas along Highway 10 in New York Mills on Friday morning. The city crew received reports of an odor of gas from along Highway 10 that included Casey’s General… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Working to help make Otter Tail County an even safer county is the goal of the Otter Tail County Safe Communities Coalition. Objectives were outlined to county commissioners on Sept. 24 by County Public Health Educator Emily Frustol. “We continue to provide outreach in our communities throughout the county regarding traffic… Read More

Grading of trail expected to be done by November 1 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Dry weather, following more-than-normal rainfall earlier this year, has allowed for progress regarding construction of the Maplewood State Park segment of the Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail from Pelican Rapids to Perham.  “Grading of the trail is now being completed,… Read More

Photo by Tucker Henderson The New York Mills VFW Auxiliary held their annual garage sale fundraiser on Miller St. last week. The sale featured tables full of clothing and other items that were available for sale. 

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Sept. 24 the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary net property tax levy of $53.1 million for 2025. This represents a proposed 3.72 percent net tax levy increase compared to the 2024 net tax levy.  County board members noted that the proposed net tax levy is… Read More

Grant to provide $530,000 to LCC processing plant U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced funding to double the capacity of a meat processing facility in Perham Monday, Sept. 23.  The $530,000 grant will go to Lakes Community Cooperative, a processing facility that provides its member owners… Read More

Ottertail council to hold assessment hearing on October 17 for Wallenberg Drive project By Chad Koenen Publisher A new plan could help to determine future improvements and upgrades to Cozy Oak Drive in Ottertail. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19, the Ottertail City Council approved a resolution to hire Apex Engineering to prepare a… Read More