Otter Tail County Solid Waste encourages local residents to celebrate Secondhand September and shop ‘secondhand first’ to reduce waste, support local businesses, save money, and reduce the environmental impacts of producing new products. Think before you throw At the Solid Waste Transfer Stations located around Otter Tail County, employees see daily reminders of how many usable goods… Read More

Deer Creek FD to burn dilapidated house By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Deer Creek is making progress towards its goal of cleaning up properties in town.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Deer Creek City Council heard from New York Mills Police Chief Bobby Berndt about an effort to clean up properties… Read More

Minnesota DNR reminds residents to be on the lookout for zebra mussels The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Moon Lake, near Brandon in Douglas County. Minnesota DNR Parks and Trails Division staff found adult and juvenile zebra mussels on a settlement sampler on the dock at the Moon… Read More

The Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA) and East Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (EOT SWCD) are sponsoring the shoreline restoration bus tour on Saturday, Sept. 16. During the 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. tour 4-5 properties will be visited. There is no cost for the event. The Shoreline Restoration… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Community members attended a spaghetti dinner last Wednesday in benefit of the Lucille Schik family. Many donned their ‘We Love Lucille’ shirts to show their support.

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  A Parkers Prairie resident died Aug. 26 after being attacked by a bull at a farm property. Law enforcement, after receiving a 911 call reporting an adult was being attacked by a bull, arrived on the scene and euthanized the bull in order to aid the victim. The victim, later pronounced… Read More

Purple flowers beautify downtown NYM area By Tucker Henderson Reporter It’s hard to miss the beautiful blooming petunias as one wanders the sidewalks of downtown New York Mills. The flowers have long been a staple for pedestrians, but have only been a constant for around 10 years. “The flowers have been done off and on by Civic & Commerce… Read More

Improvements being proposed for County Road 50 By Robert Williams Editor Probation Director Michael Schommer spoke on enhancing the county’s Youth At Risk Development (YARD) Probation Program for at-risk juveniles by coordinating with CrossFit, a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. According to the agreement between the two programs, Otter… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter Roots & Wings Forest School recently opened up a new schoolhouse called “the Rook” in rural New York Mills. The school, which is primarily focused on outdoor-learning, needed an indoor learning space to use during inclement weather. “Every step of growth we have taken has been a direct response to community needs that… Read More

Event to feature five polka bands through Sept. 7-9 By Chad Koenen Publisher Accordions will be working overtime under the bright yellow tent near the Ottertail water tower from September 7-9 for the 13th annual Polka Daze celebration.  Each year the Ottertail Lions host the event and highlight several national acts at its annual Polka Daze celebration…. Read More