Prayer walk to take place through August 4 in NYM By Tucker Henderson Reporter Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills is hosting an outreach opportunity for everyone in and around the NY Mills community for the next week and a half as they debut their self-guided prayer walk around the city. The prayer walk begins at… Read More

Donation to assist fire department to purchase gear By Chad Koenen Publisher A sizable donation from the Ottertail Lions Club will have a major impact on the Ottertail Fire Department. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Ottertail City Council heard that the Ottertail Lions Club has donated $50,000 to the Ottertail Fire Department to assist in… Read More

OT County Sheriff’s office offers tips for avoiding scams By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  A resident of Vergas, on July 14, avoided becoming the victim of a scam, but not before almost taking the bait from a scam artist. Sheriff deputies said the county resident had received a text message indicating the Vergas resident was the winner… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent During the early 1950s people in Otter Tail County stayed closer to home and attended many small-town baseball games. In those days television was just taking hold and many area roads were gravel. As fans got closer to the baseball parks, in the years shortly after World War II, there was… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in First Silver Lake, near the town of Battle Lake in Otter Tail County; and Heilberger Lake, near Erhard in Otter Tail County. A First Silver Lake user brought two zebra mussels to a DNR office and provided details on the location where… Read More

Elderberry farm joins over 1,400 with certification True Vine Specialty Farms, a relatively new elderberry farm operated by Stephanie and Patrick Hockett in Otter Tail County, has joined over 1,400 producers in becoming stewards of water quality through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP).  The voluntary program certifies producers protecting water quality by utilizing conservation… Read More

Photo by Tucker Henderson The New York Mills High School Class of 1964 met during LundMania recently. Front row: Jerry Muckala, Ray Tisdell, Fred Ely, Bonnie (Ojala) Anderson, Rosie (Klapprodt) Greene, Mary (Tumberg) Aho, Priscilla (Ryckman) Karvonen, Janet (Piippo) Gregorich, Carol (Volkmann) Fiedler, John Schwartz. Back row: Dan Isola, Roger Smith, Gary Simpson, Tom Karvonen, Gary… Read More

Sheriff’s Office offers tips for safe summer driving By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A Pelican Rapids man was injured after losing control of his motorcycle late Wednesday afternoon, July 17, near Deer Creek. The accident took place near the intersection of Highway 29 and 580th Avenue. Sheriff deputies said the man, 59-year-old John Franklin Donson, sustained… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Stan Satre, even though he is past the age of 90, still is one of the pastors for summer outdoor Sunday worship services at Camp Nidaros near Walker Lake. Satre has been the main chaplain at Camp Nidaros since 1982, heading many of the 10 a.m. Sunday worship services himself and… Read More

Allen Arvig, President and CEO of Arvig, has received the Leaders & Legacies award from Prairie Business magazine.   Arvig is one of eight business leaders honored in the July issue of the magazine for their career accomplishments and contributions to their companies, industries and communities.  The Leaders & Legacies award recognizes top executives throughout the upper… Read More