Geisers enjoy opportunity to bowl on same team By Tucker Henderson Reporter For over 40 years, Terry Geiser has picked up his bowling ball and worked on his skills at Mills Lanes.  Originally from Bluffton, Geiser would go with some friends to New York Mills and bowl a few frames. This was during the time that… Read More

NYM relatives have fond memories of new candidate for state governor By Tucker Henderson Reporter After Perham native Cory Hepola announced that he would be running for governor of Minnesota on March 1, many took an interest in his third-party approach to unite the state. Hepola’s grandmother, Bernice Anderson, who is a resident of New York Mills, gave the… Read More

City weighs Newtonville annexation By Chad Koenen Publisher Several dozen people attended a public hearing at the City Center in New York Mills last week regarding the future of Newtonville. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Tuesday night, the NY Mills City Council heard from several people about a potential annexation of the land that sits just… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Flutist Linda Chatterton and harpist Rachel Brandwein visited music students at New York Mills School on Friday, March 4. The duo performed a special concert at the Cultural Center on March 3 and as part of their stop in town the pair performed for students at the school, as well as residents… Read More

Joan Johnson Gedde, of Battle Lake, has announced her intention to run for the Minnesota House in District 9B in Otter Tail and Douglas Counties. House District 9B is an open seat following the recent state redistricting since it has no incumbent House member. Gedde intends to seek Republican endorsement at her party’s upcoming convention.  Gedde most… Read More

EOT association to hold event on March 27 Tucker Henderson Reporter Starting at noon on March 27, in the city hall ballroom, the East Otter Tail Chapter of the Minnesota Darkhouse and Angeling Association will be holding an event for families with kids of all ages and indiviuals who would like to support local fishing,… Read More

Longtime employee has been a staple at recycling facility David Berg began his career with Otter Tail County as one of the first employees in the newly founded recycling center. Since then, he has seen many changes in the recycling industry as well as at the County Recycling Center.  As a life-long resident of the county, he plans… Read More

MnDOT is making the following changes to spring load restrictions (SLR) and winter load increases (WLI) starting March 14. Spring load restrictions (SLR) in the south and southeast seasonal load limit (SSL) zones start Monday, March 14, at 12:01 a.m. Winter load increases (WLI) end in the metro and central zones Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 12:01 a.m…. Read More

Mycke’s charges related to third degree burglery By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A Perham man, 23-year-old Caleb Joshua Mycke, received a Stay of Adjudication related to a third-degree burglary felony conviction. An amended court decision was issued Feb. 24 in county court, Fergus Falls. Under a Stay of Adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a… Read More