By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Oct. 6, reported the theft of tools and other items at a home under construction at Camp Cherith Road, north of Vergas. Among the items taken were Milwaukee power tools, an 18-volt hack saw, 18-volt hex driver, Milwaukee chop saw, 18-volt dual charger, stapler, hammer drills, oscillator and… Read More

The Becker County Food Pantry participates in the Hunter Harvested Deer Donation Program. In Minnesota, charitable organizations operating food assistance programs can accept donations of hunter harvested venison. Hunters are not allowed to donate venison directly to a food shelf. They must work with an approved processing plant. Locally, that is Hoffman’s Meat Market, located at… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Perham/New York Mills swim team traveled to Fergus Falls on Tuesday night to take on the Otters in a dual.  The Yellowjackets fell to the Otters by a score of 106-11. Despite the loss, head coach Courtney Skarie said the team had a number of great swims and finishes and she was… Read More

Growing up on OTC area family farm By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Curt Pederson, a member of the Fergus Falls High School Class of 1965, and his brother Les, a member of the FFHS Class of 1966, have good memories of growing up on two farms in Buse Township, south of Fergus Falls. Their parents were… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson The annual homecoming week festivities featured a number of dress up days and fun events throughout the week last week at New York Mills School. Among the activities was the elementary and high school pepfest on Friday, which featured the grade cheer (above and below), as well as a race on blankets… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Members of the Deer Creek Fire Department conducted a training session at a dilapidated house located at 107 N Clark St. in Deer Creek. The training lasted for much of the morning before the structure was burned down as part of a plan to remove the dilapidated structure. 

Photos by Chad Koenen Sam Kopveiler, who is the son of Jake and Shelly Kopveiler, and Haley Korkowski, who is the daughter of Edith Korkowski and Nate and Amanda Korkowski, were crowned as the New York Mills School Homecoming King and Queen on Monday afternoon. Coronation kicks off a busy week of activities at the school…. Read More

Visiting artist is a native of the Twin Cities area By Tucker Henderson Reporter Kate Bredeson, a native of Hopkins, Minn., joins the scores of artists who have been accepted to the New York Mills Artist Retreat. She will be spending over the next few weeks working on the final touches of an eight-year project. Bredeson, who… Read More

Holzer continues tradition family tradition started by his father  By Tucker Henderson Reporter Frank’s Auto Body, a staple business of Perham, has branched out with a second shop location in Bluffton. Brian Holzer, son of the business’ namesake, continues on the legacy that his father started in 1979 at the former Tom’s Body Shop in Bluffton. Holzer… Read More

Council hears about potential improvements to Wallenberg Drive By Chad Koenen Publisher The Ottertail City Council joined several other communities in the region with a large increase in its 2024 preliminary tax levy.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21, the Ottertail City Council approved a 30 percent increase to its 2024 preliminary tax levy. The… Read More