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  • Tri-County Health Care to host 40th annual Sunnybrook Stomp

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:55pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Calling all area runners and walkers! Tri-County Health Care’s 40th annual Sunnybrook Stomp 5K is Friday, June 10, at Sunnybrook Park in Wadena. Same-day registration opens at 5:30 p.m. The races begin at 6:30 p.m., starting with a Kids 1K, followed immediately by the 5K. The cost for the 5K is $25 for adults and $20… Read More

  • DC FD starts volunteer program

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:53pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Volunteers can assist firefighters during an emergency call By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you want to help out the fire department, but cannot make all of the meetings and training sessions? Perhaps you recently retired from a fire department, but still want to help out where possible? The Deer Creek Fire Department may have just the answer… Read More

  • OT celebrates national drug court month

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:45pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Court focuses on rehabilitating DWI offenders A courtroom is not a place where people expect to find scenes of celebration and tears of joy. Unless, of course, it is treatment court. This May, treatment courts throughout Minnesota will join the nearly 4,000 such programs nationwide in celebrating National Drug Court Month. This year alone, more… Read More

  • Fire destroys cabin and attached garage

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:42pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Man injured following fall tree trimming By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on May 2, reported that fire destroyed a cabin and attached garage on the north side of Big Pine Lake, northeast of Perham. The cabin was not occupied at the time of the fire. On the following day an investigation was taking place… Read More

  • Americanism Contest awards

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:29pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    The New York Mills VFW Auxiliary presented six elementary students with awards for their entries in the spring Americanism contest. Each student used their imagination to design a place mat to be given to veterans who are in area hospitals or care facilities.  Although there was no required theme to follow, it was suggested that patriotic… Read More

  • New deputy clerk takes over at City of Ottertail

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:27pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Burlingame excited to be a part of Ottertail community By Chad Koenen Publisher Nessa Burlingame has spent the past month getting to know the Ottertail community on a different level. The Ottertail resident was working as a personal banker at United Community Bank when she applied for the position of deputy clerk with the City of Ottertail…. Read More

  • Elementary students hold spring concert

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 4:21pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Photos by Chad Koenen Members of the New York Mills third and fourth grade music, as well as fifth through sixth grade bands took the stage on Thursday night for their annual spring concert. The concert featured a number of songs on recorders, as well as songs that featured a number of actions to go along… Read More

  • North Shore conservation officer named CO of the Year

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 3:48pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    20 year DNR veteran earns the career distinction Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Kipp Duncan has been named the 2021 DNR Conservation Officer of the Year, which is an annual award presented to an officer for outstanding overall career performance. Duncan works the Duluth East station, where he’s been since 2007. He was stationed… Read More

  • Muffins with Wonderful Women

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 3:23pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Photos by Tucker Henderson The annual Muffins with Wonderful Women was held on Friday afternoon in the kindergarten classrooms. The event included a muffin with their wonderful women, finishing a Mother’s Day book and playing int he kindergarten rooms. The students also presented their guests with a Mother’s Day gift. 

  • WCHS receives photographs of Rex McDonald Studio 

    | Published on May 10, 2022 at 3:16pm GMT+0000 Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    Studio photographs archived On March 19, the collection of photographs of the Rex McDonald Studio were moved to the archives of the Wadena County Historical Society.  The images had been created over several decades by Rex McDonald, Sandford R. McDonald, Don Hoffmann and Kimberly Woods who had all owned the business at one time.   WCHS building… Read More

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