By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills put an exclamation point on a busy day of baseball on Friday. With NY Mills hosting the 13u state baseball tournament, the Millers game against Midway didn’t get going until the sun was going down, but NY Mills didn’t need any extra jolt to get going as they defeated… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Above: The 2021 Lund Mania Fishing Tournament champions also received the grand prize for the biggest walleye caught on Friday. Below right: Jason Merickel and Marshal Koep were interviewed on stage by Kyle Gylsen and Al Berube. Middle right: The Lund Mania Fishing Tournament featured 60 boats this year and launched from… Read More

Kingsbury takes first place in his first mini bronc competition at the Wadena rodeo By Chad Koenen Publisher Having the last name Kingsbury in the local rodeo circuit comes with some high expectations.  James Kingsbury did his part to fill the big shoes left by his dad, David Kingsbury on June 18 when he took first place… Read More

Lund Mania to feature 60 boats in annual fishing tournament By Chad Koenen Publisher Do you want to see 60 boats go from 0 to 60 mph in the blink of an eye? How about watch members of local businesses and organizations act like kids with a pedal Lund boat? Or perhaps best of all, watch… Read More

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