Photo by Chad Koenen Members of the New York Mills VFW and Auxiliary honored the sacrifices made by fallen soldiers and their families during the annual Memorial Day program in NY Mills on Monday morning. The program featured a variety of musical selections and guest speakers at the NY Mills School.

By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills Elementary students showed quite a bit of growth last year as part of the Response to Intervention program. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the NY Mills School board heard a presentation from members of the RTI group about the growth that was shown since the start of… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter Summer is a busy time in the lakes area and New York Mills is not immune to the hustle and bustle of summertime activities. One of the many event opportunities in the local community is coming up soon. The third annual Bible Reading Marathon will take place from June 19-26 at 12 West… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson The New York Mills fourth grade students presented their annual fairytale plays in front of family and friends last week. 

Contributed photos Below: The Heinola Hustlers 4-H Club continued their tradition of helping the VFW Auxiliary 3289 put flags on each veteran’s grave in local cemeteries for Memorial Day. Dolly Tumberg, member of the VFW Auxiliary has been helping with this project for around 40 years and her father, Navy veteran Rowland Bauck, has been… Read More

Renovations to include Government Services Center in Fergus Falls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County board members have approved authorization of renovations in the county courthouse south of downtown Fergus Falls and at the county Government Services Center in the northwest section of Fergus Falls, just west of the former RTC campus, The bid award went to… Read More

Second annual event to be held at Sculpture Park The Cultural Center in New York Mills will be hosting its second annual Spring into Summer event on June 1. The family-friendly community art and cultural exchange event will be held at the Sculpture Park/Barn from 4-7 p.m.   The Cultural Center will be partnering with Niijii Radio… Read More

Historic mill was built in 1889, now serves as park By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The repair of Phelps Mill is into its fifth month. “The foundation repair is complete,” says Kevin Fellbaum, county director of parks and trails.  “All that is left are repairs to the miller’s office, the concrete steps to the river, the repair… Read More

Multi-use regional trail to connect Perham to Pelican Rapids Trail The Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail (unofficially referred to as the Perham to Pelican Rapids Trail) is a 10-foot wide, 32-mile long, multi-use recreational trail connecting the communities of Perham and Pelican Rapids via Maplewood State Park.  The trail is comprised of five segments: Pelican Rapids, Maplewood,… Read More