Photos by Tucker Henderson New York Mills kindergarten students invited some special friends to class last week for the annual Donuts with Grownups event in the elementary school. The day featured a variety of activities, games, and of course, donuts.

City to sell utilities dept. storage shed By Chad Koenen Publisher A pair of city-owned lots will have a new owner in the near future.  During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 12, the New York Mills City Council approved a high bid of $25,100 from Mark Wegscheid to purchase 103 and 105 South Main Ave. The… Read More

Egg hunts to be held in NYM, Bluffton, Ottertail By Chad Koenen Publisher Don’t forget to bring a smile, but perhaps more importantly, a bucket with a solid bottom to Smith Park in New York Mills, as well as Bluffton Community Park on Saturday. After all, there is nothing worse than having a bag develop a… Read More

By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Economic Development Authority met last week for their regular monthly meeting to discuss economic updates within the city. An update on the South Point project was given by Julie Roberts, city clerk. She said that W Gohman Construction started on interior work on the building and have likely already… Read More

City rezones two lots to make way for business By Chad Koenen Publisher A pair of residential lots will be rezoned as commercial to make way for a new well drilling business in Ottertail. During its regularly scheduled meeting on March 14, the Ottertail City Council held a public hearing concerning a request to rezone two parcels… Read More

NYM event set for Friday morning By Tucker Henderson Reporter As local churches get ready for Holy Week services and prepare for Easter, schedules with Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship make up a large portion of the local offerings. Central Haven Church (Assembly of God) in New York Mills is breaking the norm this year… Read More

Broken Heart Sugar Company continues to expand offerings By Chad Koenen Publisher As steam flows out of a pipe just steps from his shop in rural Deer Creek, Jim Heinze has an eagerness to his voice as he prepares for another busy day creating maple syrup for his still young company Broken Heart Sugar Company. As… Read More

Gibb’s has been serving the greater New York Mills area since 1986 If purchasing a quality vehicle can seem like a hard task, you aren’t alone. Other than a house, a vehicle tends to be one of the biggest purchases a person can make in their lifetime. However, Gary and Melissa Wegscheid along with Julius Aho… Read More

OTC jail downgraded to Class I facility By Robert Williams Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) penalized Otter Tail County jail and placed the facility’s license on conditional status, effective immediately, last week. Under Minnesota Statute, the DOC downgraded the jail’s license to a Class I Facility, which brings a substantial reduction in capacity and imposes… Read More

On Saturday, March 16 the New York Mills speech team competed at the Parkers Prairie speech meet. With only six members, the speech team tied for third place in overall team sweepstakes, but lost the tie-break to Staples-Motley.  Individual finishes include:  *Simon Resing took first place in Informative Speaking  *Payton Lausten took second place in Prose Interpretation *Brooke Sonsalla… Read More