Photos by Chad Koenen The second annual Daddy/Daughter Dance was held on Sunday afternoon at New York Mills School. The dance featured local youth walking through the grand march that was set up from the previous night for NY Mills prom. The theme of this year’s festivities was Mermaid Splash and included a grand march and… Read More

Contributed photos The New York Mills FFA had a fantastic time at the 95th FFA State Convention. NY Mills had 37 students taking part in different CDE’s and workshops. Morgan Guck recieved her State Degree at the convention. The Nursery/Landscape came away with a third place finish. Team members included: Haley Korkowski, who was sixth… Read More

Photo by Tucker Henderson Art students from across the area converged on New York Mills last week for the annual Region 6A art competition. In addition to having their art on display at the Cultural Center, students had the opportunity to work on an art project at the city hall ballroom.

Little Miss Dairy Princesses also honored at EOT banquet Macey Minten and Audrey Weller were crowned as the 2024 Dairy Princess Ambassadors.  The banquet and coronation was held at Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill in New York Mills on April 14.   Minten, an 11th grader, is the daughter of Mike and Jen Minten… Read More

The Mills Dream Team is gearing up for the Otter Tail County Relay for Life set for July 12 at the Perham track.  A meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 1 from 3:30-5 p.m. at St Peter’s Lutheran  church in NY Mills. Individuals can come when they are able to attend and find out how… Read More

Minnesotans will see major improvements at more than 40 public water access sites The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has identified more than 40 public water access sites throughout the state for extensive upgrades; smaller-scale improvements to more than 75 additional accesses are also anticipated.  The work is part of the once-in-a-generation Get Out MORE (Modernize… Read More

A total of 29,150 was awarded to 15 local organizations by Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) Operation Round Up (ORU) program. ORU Board Trustees allocated funding during their quarterly meeting on April 8. Organizations receiving funds were: • $1,000 to the City of Henning Park & Rec Department • $2,500 to BIO Girls • $800 to Someplace Safe… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has updated the online version of the 2024 Minnesota Fishing Regulations booklet to address an omission and make two corrections.   On pages 7 and 29, an omitted regulation was added. Anglers fishing in open water in the Minnesota River downstream of the Granite Falls dam and in the intrastate… Read More

Application open in May for $10,000 to $50,000 On Wednesday, May 1, West Central Initiative, in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), will launch an application for PROMISE Act Grants to support businesses and nonprofits in west central Minnesota.  West Central Initiative will administer a total of $2.3 million in PROMISE Act… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen The annual New York Mills High School grand march and prom was held on Saturday night at the school. The theme for grand march was “At last…I see the light” as students walked through a lighted path in the auditorium during grand march. Among the students who participated in grand march were:… Read More