Lola Bachmann and Courtney Frohling have been named as the 2021 Relay For Life Honorary Co-Chairs. Bachmann and Frohling will share their story of surviving cancer and wisdom gained from these experiences at the annual East Otter Tail County Relay For Life, which will begin on Friday in Perham.  The theme for this year’s event is… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher There will not be a shortage of art and festivities in front of the Cultural Center on Friday.  The seventh annual Fish House Festival will be held in front of the Cultural Center beginning at 9 a.m. when artists begin painting two fish houses.  Each artist will paint a one-of-a-kind design on the fish… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A vacant building that was once a hub for activity in Henning, will get a sec-ond chance at life.  The former nursing home/rehab center has re-cently been sold to Ron and Jewel Wacker, who have plans to renovate the build-ing into an apartment com-plex. While their plan is to eventually remodel the building… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail Coorespondent The five-person county board of commissioners, on June 22, gave approval for seeking bids for tuckpointing at the county courthouse south of downtown Fergus Falls. This project will be the responsibility of Terry Hoff, physical plant manager for Otter Tail County. Tuckpointing is the process of repairing or refilling mortar joints in brick…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail Coorespondent Sheriff deputies, on June 28, reported that a woman who resides near Highway 14 near Richville lost close to $13,000 in an Amazon scam. Her bank has been notified and her account is frozen. Deputies and other law enforcement agencies warn county residents to never do business with a person who says he… Read More

Family is one of 96 dairy farms honored in the state By Chad Koenen Publisher There is a more to providing quality milk than simply hooking up a machine and hoping for the best. There are the twice a day milking’s that need to take place around the same time each day, knowing the best kind… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A New York Mills man died early Wednesday morning when he was hit by a train near Highway 10 and Highway 106, just north of NY Mills. Ronald Tonuci, age 29, was killed when a westbound train struck a pedestrian just west of the Highway 10 and Highway 106 intersection around 1:51 a.m…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Miller Street will be rocking on Friday night as Mills Country Market, Centennial Realty and Twilight Jams will be celebrating an anniversary party in the street. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., a portion of Miller Street from the corner of Seip Drug’s parking lot to Centennial Realty will be blocked off as the… Read More

Taylor Pulver was honored recently for taking second place with her creative patriotic art in the Department of Minnesota Creative Patriotic Art contest. She is pictured above with her award and work of art. 

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Coorespondent  Sheriff deputies reported that a fire northeast of Bluffton, near Highway 68, destroyed a shop and equipment on June 11. The total loss was estimated at close to $200,000.  Faulty wiring on a diesel generator was believed to be the cause of the fire. Firefighters were called to the scene close to… Read More