Photos by Tucker Henderson The New York Mills fourth grade students held their annual wax museum in the activity center on Friday. Among the wax figures brought to real-life were Laura Ingalls Wilder (above), Albert Einstein (below left), Lucille Ball (below right) and Amelia Earhart (bottom). 

Wetlands, habitat easements approved by OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  County commissioners, on Feb. 13, passed a resolution in support of Clay County (Moorhead area) pursuing the possibility of establishing a new psychiatric residential treatment facility. This plan is only in the preliminary stages. Current facilities are in operation in the Twin Cities, Duluth, near St…. Read More

Otter Tail County Republican Caucus On behalf of the Otter Tail County Republicans, the Republicans invite all the 91 precincts within Otter Tail County to their respective caucus locations on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. for check in, with a Call to Order at 7 p.m. There will be 2 caucus locations within Otter Tail… Read More

Gappa family also owns a convenience store in Parkers Prairie Tucker Henderson Reporter Bluffton Oil has been a staple of the Bluffton community since its inception in 1976. Now in its 50th year of service, it has found a new owner after being owned and operated for 40 years by the Ron and Nan Wegscheid family. “There had… Read More

Tharaldson joins NYM PD as a full-time police officer Tucker Henderson Reporter New York Mills just gained another police officer for their full-time roster.  Logyn Tharaldson joined the NY Mills Police Department on a part-time basis last September, but just recently became a full-time employee. Tharaldson’s journey to becoming a police officer started with an application… Read More

Fundraiser to be held at NYM Ballroom Tucker Henderson Reporter The Perham Masonic Lodge #157 AF & AM is hosting a fundraiser to provide Fire Suppression Tools to all emergency responders within Otter Tail County. The fundraiser will be held on Feb. 17 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the New York Mills City… Read More

Dinsmore served as a Marine in World War II By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In February 1945 a young man named Dean Dinsmore, who grew up on a farm near Ulen northeast of Moorhead, was a Marine and part of the United States invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II.  The capture of the small… Read More

Reception set for Feb. 23 in New York Mills The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has unveiled its new gallery exhibit “Local Legends.”  This show features the art of 11 regional artists. This show runs through March 2. A reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, from 4-6 p.m. Works of art in the… Read More

Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to be wary of potential scam calls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A county resident, address not released to the news media, was scammed and lost $6,000, according to sheriff deputies on Feb. 8. The scam victim bought $6,000 in gift cards and sent the codes to a person she thought was trying to… Read More

VFW honored for Memorial or Inspirational Display New York Mills VFW Charles D. Center Post 3289  Auxiliary placed first in the Department of Minnesota VFW Buddy Poppy display contest in category 2 – Memorial or Inspirational Displays.  The displays must be designed to honor the dead, to inspire devotion to God and Country, or to dramatize… Read More