By Tucker Henderson Reporter As fishing opener draws crowds to area lakes this weekend, the New York Mills Eagles fishing team will be gearing up to start their six-week season. The league was started five years ago by Chad Keskitalo in hopes that the youth in the area would have an outlet for learning about and enjoying… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills students are putting the finishing touches on their annual home construction project. The house, which is 28×52’, is being sold by sealed bid.  Bids will be received through 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at the district office. The house is new construction and is open for inspection during regular… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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