By Tucker Henderson Reporter For the many families involved in 4-H programs throughout East Otter Tail County, a new smiling face will be greeting them from the Extension Office in New York Mills. Jordan Gusa joined the University of Minnesota Extension team in mid-May after graduating from South Dakota State University just a week prior. She obtained… Read More

Student built house sold for over $80,000 By Chad Koenen Publisher Mental health needs for elementary and high school students have become magnified since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. While mental health specialists have said much work remains to meet the needs of students and staff members, Kristin Draeger who has spent the past year… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen and Kendall Koenen Members of the New York Mills VFW Post 3289 and Auxiliary hosted a Memorial Day program on Monday morning at the school. Among the guest speakers was Jerry Anderson (below), as well as a variety of soloists and small group music ensembles (right). The high school band also performed… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Trinity Lutheran Preschool students held their spring concert and graduation ceremony on Monday night at the church. The students performed a number of songs, before receiving their certificates. 

Schmid completed the project with the help of family, friends By Chad Koenen Publisher An otherwise empty field near the Deer Creek Rifle Range could soon be home to a new pistol and archery range in rural Deer Creek.  As part of his Eagle Scout project for Wadena Troop 54, Colby Schmid is hoping to share… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The 105th commencement ceremony was held at the New York Mills School on Friday night. Among the highlights were senior speeches by Bella Bauck and Macy Koljonen, as well as the turning of the tassels to signify graduating from high school (above).

Contributed photo Brian Schornack’s horticulture/greenhouse class at New York Mills School grew flowers for the downtown planters in town. The Dream team for Relay for Life coordinated the project with Schornack as they plant and care for the flowers all spring. The New York Mills Civic and Commerce pays for the plants and city workers… Read More

The Otter Tail County Historical Society’s tour of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is Friday, June 2, 7 p.m.  Located on a hill overlooking Clitherall Lake is the resting place of many Cutlerites, the Mormon splinter group that founded Clitherall, Otter Tail County’s first permanent settlement. Led by Alpheus Cutler, the group was living in southwestern Iowa  until… Read More

Marc Kjos received the Kennedy S. Wanner Memorial Trophy from University of Jamestown. Kjos, a Mechanical Engineering major from New York Mills, Minnesota, was celebrated during UJ’s annual Honors Convocation in April. The Kennedy S. Wanner Memorial Trophy was established by the brothers and sisters of Kennedy S. Wanner, a Jamestown College student killed in World War… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is hosting its annual Regional Adult Art Show. This year’s theme is “The Only Home We’ve Known” and features the art of some of Minnesota’s finest artists. The art in this beautiful show is on display, with much of the art for sale, now through Saturday, June 24. This… Read More