Photos by Chad Koenen The 15th annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant, which was sponsored by the New York Mills Cultural Center, hosted a pair of performances last weekend at both the corn feed and Finn Creek Festival. The large scale street-theater style performance of a homage to the Kalevala, Finland’s national epic and included everything from larger-than-life… Read More

The Astera Health Foundation in collaboration with Wadena State Bank, announced the Harry Harrison Matching Grant. The $25,000 matching grant will be used to support the operations of the Astera Health/CentraCare Coborn Cancer Center, opening in July of 2025. Harry Harrison owned and operated Mason Brothers until September 1999. He was known for his philanthropic and… Read More

Legislator honored for assisting with housing affordability Housing First Minnesota recently named Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) a recipient of the 2024 Housing Leadership Award. Sen. Rasmusson received this honor for his dedication during the preceding legislative session to advance housing affordability and homeownership. “The housing leadership award honors legislators who went above and beyond to promote housing… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has announced a new workshop series to help individuals unlock their storytelling potential. The Cultural Center will host “Storytelling: From Beginning to End” Wednesday workshop series and competition event beginning Aug. 21 and culminating on Oct. 2. Are you passionate about storytelling? Whether you’re intrigued by real-life narratives or… Read More

Local campaign to coincide with state crackdown on drunk driving From August 14 through September 2, including the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will collaborate with the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The campaign’s goal is… Read More

Contributed photo The New York Mills Lions Club recently awarded Greg Imsande with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship award. This is the highest award that a club can give out. The NY Mills Lions Club thanks Imsande for his many decades of service to his community and his club.

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Millers will get their state baseball tournament underway on Sunday afternoon when they take on the Bemidji Blue Ox. Bemidji opened the state tournament with a 4-2 win over Litchfield on Saturday afternoon. By virtue of winning Region 14C, the Millers received a bye in the opening round… Read More

The City of New York Mills has announced the launch of a new text alert service, TextMyGov as a way for residents, employees and visitors to receive up-to-date information. This new service will enable the city to notify residents about upcoming events, office closures, hydrant flushing, snow plowing, weather-related announcements and emergencies in a timely manner…. Read More

Perham-based organization focuses on chemical dependency treatment Rewind, Inc. of Perham was honored with the Excellence in Corrections Award by the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO) during their annual conference. Rewind, Inc. has been a cornerstone for chemical dependency treatment in Otter Tail County. This year, they have taken their commitment further by opening a… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Dozens of local youth and parents get a little colorful and dirty during the annual Mills Messy & Mighty Fun Run on Saturday morning. Volunteers threw powdered color at participants throughout the fun run, while also blowing bubbles and having slime for the participants to run through. The event was held on… Read More