The VFW Post 3289 Auxiliary Meeting was held on August 11 with 13 members and 1 guest present.   The Fall Conference will be September 22-24 in Plymouth, Minn.  Small hand garden tools will be collected for the VFW National Home for Children.  Auxiliary members wishing to donate small hand garden tools should bring them to… Read More

Photos by Chad and Dani Koenen The annual Bluffton Hometown Days was held over the weekend as children and adults alike took to the streets for a variety of activities. Saturday was highlighted by the parade as the late Shonna Melchoir was recognized as the honorary grand marshal (right). Saturday also included the kiddie tractor pull… Read More

Local library organized in 1933 by the Women’s Club Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Public Library has been a staple of community life from almost 90 years. Organized in 1933 by the Woman’s Club, the library started out as a totally volunteer-run library in the vacant fire hall at the time. Now, almost nine… Read More

Volunteers to raise money for new dog park in NYM Tucker Henderson Reporter A dog park is the next potential addition to New York Mills city parks. A group approached the NY Mills City Park Board in late June, wanting to spearhead the fundraising for a dog park with a proposed location of Southside Park… Read More

Five to run for NYM School Board By Chad Koenen Publisher Voters will not have a shortage of options for local school board and city council elections. The deadline to file and have a name placed on the ballot for the November election was on Tuesday. In the City of New York Mills, incumbent Marsha Maki was… Read More

City council discusses Otter’s Tail By Chad Koenen Publisher A new loan program in the City of Ottertail has its first recipient.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday night, the Ottertail City Council approved the first City Opportunity Fund loan. The request came from the Williams Company Store. The new loan program is an offshoot of a… Read More

Farming was a family affair in the 20th century By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Gary and Karalyn Harrington are a husband and wife who both grew up on farms in Otter Tail County and who met each other while attending Fergus Falls Junior College, which later was known as the community college and is now part… Read More

One-vehicle rollover reported on Highway 10 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Aug. 16, reported a motorcycle accident and injury near Pickerel Lake, northwest of Otter Tail Lake. The exact location was near the intersection of Highway 32 and 315th Street. Authorities reported to the scene of the accident about 7:15 a.m. “The driver of the… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The New York Mills Civic and Commerce organization hosted its annual corn feed on Friday night. Those who attended the event enjoyed a free ear of sweet corn, which was served by volunteers from the NY Mills C&C. The event is a thank you, of sorts, by the local organization for the… Read More

Photos by Chad and Dani Koenen The annual Bluffton Hometown Days was held over the weekend in Bluffton. The weekend featured a number of activities like live music from Eric’s Dance Band, which included a number of people who took to the dance floor, inflatable rides, bean bag tournament, a petting zoo and the band 32… Read More