Programs to include featured speakers, music, reflection By Chad Koenen Publisher Memorial Day weekend isn’t just a time for people to fire up the grill and head to the lake for the first time—it is an opportunity to pay respect to individuals and their families who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. Two Memorial Day… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson The annual New York Mills Elementary track and field day featured some cool temperatures and a bit of rain on Wednesday. The track and field day, which was held on the football field and track, featured everything from three-legged races (above), the long jump (right and below left) and sack races among… Read More

Vehicle tires, rims stolen at Big Pine Lake near Perham By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sheriff deputies reported a farm fatality north of Parkers Prairie which took place early afternoon on May 7. The name of the victim is Kyle Olson, 28, of Parkers Prairie. The victim, who at first sustained critical injuries, had been working… Read More

Petersen served during the Vietnam War By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Mike Petersen, who grew up in Otter Tail County, is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who will be one of the speakers May 27 during the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Washington, D.C. This ceremony, at the Vietnam Wall, is a tribute to… Read More

Event set for June 10 at Vergas Event Center Otter Tail County Commissioners will host a community event at the Vergas Event Center at 140 West Linden Street on Monday, June 10, from 7-9 p.m. This is not a board of commissioners meeting. This event provides an opportunity for community members to interact with commissioners and learn… Read More

Contributed photo Keira Ness, eight grader in NY Mills, placed first at district and second at state competition for the Illustrating America contest through the VFW Auxiliary #3289.

Photos by Tucker Henderson New York Mills fifth and sixth grade students recently completed a community service at Finn Creek Open Air Museum in rural NY Mills. The students raked leaves, painted buildings and helped to spruce the popular summer attraction.

Photos by Tucker Henderson New York Mills kindergarteners and some of the “wonderful women” in their lives gathered on Friday for muffins, arts and crafts and a time to visit in the classroom. Among the guests were Chase Beversluis with mom, Britney Beversluis (above), as well as Mason and his mom Jessica George, Porter and his… Read More

New school superintendent to begin in July By Tucker Henderson Reporter After 35 years of service to the New York Mills school community, Superintendent Blaine Novak will retire at the end of June. Novak grew up in Foley, Minn., graduating with the class of 1985. He then attended the University of Minnesota for his Bachelors Degree in… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on May 7, accepted with sincere appreciation the gift of a grain wagon which will be positioned under the canopy of Phelps Mill. The gift was donated by the Claypool family whose family members hauled wheat to the flour mill which operated from 1889 to 1939. “My father, Warren… Read More