Highway 10 Showdown set for Friday By Chad Koenen Publisher Two schools separated by less-than 15 miles will be playing for much more than just bragging rights in the Park Region Conference on Friday night—there will be a new traveling trophy on the line. The Highway 10 Showdown will be held on Friday at New York Mills School… Read More

Aho continues to recover from October stroke By Tucker Henderson Reporter October 26 was a frightening day for Jamie Aho and his family, to put it mildly. It was that Thursday that Aho was on his way to an appointment in Baxter, Minn. when he suffered an extensive stroke due to a tear in his carotid… Read More

New apartment building begins to take shape in NYM By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills Economic Development Authority (EDA) met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at the city hall chambers. The first task of the EDA board in 2024 was the appointment of officers and their terms. New members, Tim Muehler and… Read More

Photos by Tucker Henderson Dennis Warner gave a concert for the elementary school last Friday with the theme of “Beads on One String,” both a book and a song written by Warner.

Commissioners approve public health nurse funding By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A motion by County Commissioner Wayne Johnson of Pelican Rapids, on Jan. 9, and seconded by Commissioner Lee Rogness of Fergus Falls was unanimously carried to approve a full-time workforce navigator position. The new county employee will address countywide workforce shortages. This position is funded… Read More

LBJ picked Minnesota Senator as running mate By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Sixty years have gone by since Lyndon Johnson faced Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential race. That campaign is remembered by many people, including senior citizens, residing here in Otter Tail County. Johnson, nominated at the 1964 Democratic national convention, was the sitting president…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Jan. 14, reported an accident with a minor injury near the north side of Marion Lake, southwest of Perham. The accident took place at 9:24 a.m. Deputies said a vehicle was southbound on 410th Avenue, near North Marion Drive, when the driver slid through the intersection on icy… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen, Tasha Geiser The Rich Ericksrud family was honored on Thursday night for their contributions to the New York Mills wrestling program. The family was recognized during Thursday’s triangular with a new sign to designate the wrestling room at the school as the Ericksrud Family Wrestling Room. Right: Doug Salo talked about the… Read More

The Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA) has published new Water Quality Reports for lakes in Otter Tail County.   OTC COLA has sponsored its water quality program for COLA Member Lake Associations for over 20 years.  There are over 60 lakes in the program covering over 70 percent of lake acreage in… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many county residents remember the Galloping Goose that was a short train which went east and west through Otter Tail County during the 1950s and 1960s. Other short trains in the Upper Midwest also were known by the name Galloping Goose. The train traveled from Oakes, North Dakota, to Wahpeton-Breckenridge, through… Read More