Rinse stations installed throughout Otter Tail County By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Most angers know that cleaning boats after leaving area lakes, in order to stop the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), takes some efforts that are not always easy. Giving a helping hand to anglers, after some time spent fishing on Little Pine Lake near… Read More

On 06/19/21, at approximately 1211 hours, a 70-year-old rural Erhard man was mowing a ditch when his lawnmower overturned and trapped him under the mower. The lawnmower started the dry grass on fire and then the lawnmower also started on fire. The man’s clothes then caught on fire. As this was happening, Justin Tellinghuisen, the… Read More

Tri-County Health Care is now offering a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the immunocompromised. The FDA authorized a third dose on Aug. 13, 2021. At this time, only mRNA vaccines like Pfizer or Moderna require a third dose. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, to receive a third dose, an individual must meet… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies said a motorcycle driver and his passenger were seriously injured at 5:56 p.m. on Aug. 21 near the intersection of Highway 35 and Downy Drive, near Star Lake and southwest of Dent. The driver, 48-year-old Jason Douglas Behlmer of Detroit Lakes, lost control of the cycle which left the… Read More

Shakopee artist Mark Thone won the Minnesota trout and salmon stamp contest with an acrylic painting of two pink salmon with one about to take an angler’s jig.  Owatonna artist Ronald Engebretson won the walleye stamp contest with a gouache and colored pencil painting of a walleye about to take an angler’s minnow. Both contests happened… Read More

Thursday, Sept. 2  Pot Roast, Whole Potatoes Baby Carrots, Tropical Fruit Blend, Bread / Butter / Milk  Friday, Sept. 3  Cheese Burger/Bun, Season Wedges, Green Beans, Cookies, Milk Monday, Sept. 6 Happy Labor Day Tuesday,  Sept. 7  Pork Chop, Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Chocolate Pudding/Top, Dinner Roll / Butter / Milk

Question: I know I heard this before but just wanting clarification please: Isn’t it a school bus driver’s discretion when to use or not use the strobe light on a school bus? I work for a school bus company and am a master trainer and have had a few people question this. Thank you for… Read More