Otter Tail County announced its partnership with CredibleMind in May.  CredibleMind is an online platform that provides personalized mental health resources, enabling the local community to support and protect their well-being. This partnership has made CredibleMind accessible to approximately 60,000 Otter Tail County residents. CredibleMind focuses on early intervention and prevention around mental health issues. It contains… Read More

Jeff Forester joined the MLR Board in 1993 and has been the Executive Director of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers (MLR) since 2001. MLR seeks to protect Minnesota’s lake and river heritage for current and future generations by forging powerful links between lakes, lake advocates and policy makers.  Forester was Hubert Humphrey Public Policy Fellow and Shannon… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Over the past 16 years the Ottertail Community Auction has become much more than an event to simply pass time on a warm July evening. It has become a place where a person can go fishing on the bottom of a beer bottle, race a bike and play Deal or No Deal… Read More

A priest serving the Mary, Mother of the Church Area Catholic Community has been placed on administrative leave following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving an adult. According to a June 29 letter from Bishop Patrick M. Neary to church parishioners, Father Aaron Kuhn was placed on leave and will undergo a professional evaluation for personal… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Summer Festival and Lund Mania planning committee have been hard at work getting everything ready for their annual summer festivities. Everything from a Fish House Festival to a street dance and more will be taking place on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13.  ¶  Latham Hetland, one… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Mike and Denise Menze family of rural Ottertail have been named as Otter Tail County’s “2024 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. The family is the fourth generation on the farm, who have also been honored as a Century Farm as well. They have two children, Jacob and… Read More

Relay for Life set for Friday night at Ted Meinhover Field in Perham The Relay For Life of Otter Tail County will be held this weekend at the Perham High School Track/Ted Meinhover field. Friday’s ceremony marks the culmination of months of planning, preparations and fundraising by the Relay Event Leadership Team and over 20 Relay… Read More

Annual celebration to be held Saturday, Sunday at Phelps Mill County Park The 40th annual Phelps Mill Festival will be held from July 13-14 at Phelps Mill County Park in rural Underwood. The event will feature two full days of art, food, entertainment and kids’ activities plus craft wine and beer tasting.  For a second year… Read More

Issues date back to MPCA inspections in August 2023 at Deer Creek facility Industrial Finishing Services Inc. has been fined $10,440 for water quality permit violations at the Deer Creek facility.  According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Industrial Finishing Inc. violated several water quality permit conditions relating to required sampling, training, reporting and… Read More

Tenth annual event to be held near Cultural Center in NYM The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is gearing up for its 10th annual Fish House Festival on Friday, July 12, with art, fishing, community, and fun throughout the day, culminating in a raffle drawing and live auction at 6:30 p.m.   Artists begin painting… Read More