Contributed photo Chris Coste, who is a former major league baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies, visited New York Mills High School last week. Coste spoke with students in the NY Mills History of Baseball Class and even let some students wear his 2008 World Series ring. He won the ring while a member of… Read More

More than 250 students from around Otter Tail County had the opportunity to explore future careers in high-demand industries this school year.  The Otter Tail County Youth Workforce Navigation Program organized field trips to 18 employers representing the agriculture, automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, government, business and non-profit management, and trades industries between September and April. Students from… Read More

Contributed photos Above: Raptor Machine captured first place in the Monday Men’s League bowling league at Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill. Below: Whiskey Helps captured first place in the Sunday night mixed bowling league at Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill this winter.

One the eve of the closure of several large newspapers in the Twin Cities area, the New York Mills Dispatch continues to publish a weekly newspaper just as it has every week since 2013.  The NY Mills area has a rich history in the newspaper industry as a Finnish newspaper and New York Mills Herald once… Read More

New group  has approximately 20 members By Tucker Henderson Reporter New York Mills recently gained a new organization, a chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which was organized by social studies teacher Will Grieger. Meetings are held each Wednesday morning before the teaching day begins from 7:35-8 a.m. in Grieger’s classroom. Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)… Read More

Second annual business fair set for April 28 in Perham By Tucker Henderson Reporter Roots and Wings Forest School students are gearing up for their second annual Acton Children’s Business Fair, which will be held at the Perham Area Community Center (PACC) on Sunday, April 28 from 2-4 p.m. The event, which is in collaboration with the… Read More

The New York Mills School Board has voted to select Adam Johnson, Superintendent, Hill City, Mnn. as the district’s new superintendent.    “We had a large pool of candidates to choose from and are excited about moving forward in this next chapter for New York Mills schools,” said Wendy Hetland, Board Chair.    The NY Mills School… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Kevin Wallevand, Vining native and award-winning reporter for WDAY-TV, Fargo, was the 2024 Bigwood Lecture Series featured speaker Wednesday evening, April 10, at M State, Fergus Falls. Wallevand, a 1980 graduate of Henning High School, spoke about his “Small Town Stories” series that have appeared on WDAY-TV for more than four… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county board of commissioners, on April 9, heard a probation systems report from Deputy Administrator Lynne Penke Valdes and consultant Jason Anderson. There are two probation agencies that serve Otter Tail County. A county office is responsible for the supervision of all juvenile matters and all adult misdemeanant/gross misdemeanant clients. A… Read More

Park is being planned on Fish Lake, Pelican River By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Otter Tail County is preparing a master plan for the new Echo Bay Regional Park, reviewed to county board members on March 26 by County Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum. This effort is a collaboration between Otter Tail County and a private… Read More