New York Mills Elementary will once again partner with local businesses for the 2024-25 school year. The main goal for the Adopt-A-Class program is to build relationships between NY Mills businesses, students, teachers, and the community.  The is meant to provide opportunities for students to display art/classroom work for NY Mills community members to view, for… Read More

Come and celebrate autumn during Leaf Days at Maplewood State Park. The Friends of Maplewood annual gathering is an excellent opportunity to see the Park strut its dynamic colors and participate in family-fun activities. The four-day festival is held September 28-29 and October 5-6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event began in 2002 and… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Construction on the new Tyler Wohlers Trail south of Ottertail has begun to take shape. Planning and developing the trail has taken several years, but construction began in earnest earlier this summer. The trail follows Highway 78 from the public landing on Otter Tail Lake to just south of Ottertail. Local volunteers… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Sept. 10, heard details of a state pilot program for the purposes of authorizing alternative paramedic response methodologies, with primary sites being based in Otter Tail and St. Louis counties. This pilot program is adding capacity above and beyond the current Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system availability. It… Read More

New box to collect worn American flags By Tucker Henderson Reporter  A new option for retiring American flags is now available in the New York Mills community as part of an Eagle Scout project which was unveiled at Trinity Lutheran Church recently.  ¶  Aidan Krosch, NY Mills ninth grader, came up with the project idea after… Read More

Event to highlight what NYM has to offer By Tucker Henderson Reporter As a continuation of the recent Welcoming Communities Cohort and part of a region-wide Welcoming Week 2024 initiative, a Welcoming Week Street Fair will be held on Main Avenue of New York Mills on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 4-7 p.m. This free event is… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Victor George Lundeen, founder of Victor Lundeen Company in Fergus Falls and lifetime Fergus Falls resident, spent time on Fish Lake and then Otter Tail Lake during the 1920s. He purchased a cabin on 300 feet of shoreline at Otter Tail Lake in 1942 and began a love for sailing.  … Read More

Event to be held after home football games this fall By Tucker Henderson Reporter As school begins another year and the football season kicks off, Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills is hosting open youth room again following the home football games this year. Lorliee and Jeffrey Krosch are leaders of the organized events again this… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Five bands  once again highlighted Polka Daze in the heart of Ottertail last weekend. The festivities kicked off Thursday night and wrapped up on Saturday under the big yellow tent near the water tower in Ottertail. The event is hosted each year by the Ottertail Lions Club.

Mobile van to visit Fergus Falls the third Tuesday of every month Otter Tail County welcomes Mobile Vet Center services to the county starting September 17 from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) at 1821 North Park Street in Fergus Falls. The Mobile Vet Center will provide the same comprehensive services available… Read More