OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — With the spring severe weather season approaching, Otter Tail County Emergency Management is reminding residents to prepare for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding and other weather hazards during Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 13–17, 2026.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Otter Tail County Commissioners will host a community open house on Monday, April 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pelican Rapids Public Library, 25 W. Mill Ave. The event is not a formal Board of Commissioners meeting. It is a chance for residents to talk directly with commissioners and…
New York Mills, MN – March 24, 2026 – Has the pursuit of happiness made Americans unhappy? That’s the provocative question at the heart of the 2026 Great American Think-Off, a national philosophy essay contest hosted by the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, and organizers are inviting thinkers from across the country to weigh in…
Pay What You Can • Original Live Music • All Are Welcome NEW YORK MILLS, MN, March 23, 2026—The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (NYMRCC) invites the public to an evening of live original music with Minnesota country artist Aaron Simmons on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM. The doors open to the public…
WADENA, Minn. – March 18, 2026 – Astera Health has donated three pieces of clinical equipment to M State to support hands-on training for students preparing for careers in healthcare.
Cadence Benson, a senior in the Verndale Chapter of the FFA, is featured in this FFA SPOTLIGHT, presented by Hidden Angus.
“ASK A TROOPER” by Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol Question: We’ve had some heavy fog recently and I get frustrated with the vehicles that do not have their lights on. Sometimes the headlights are on and the rear lights are not. What is the advice/law in using your lights during the daytime…
Here our the 2-Hour Late Starts for 3/13:
Jada Skoog, a sophomore in the Menahga Chapter of the FFA, is featured in this FFA SPOTLIGHT, presented by Hidden Angus.
On 3/9/2026, at 0344 hours, Otter Tail County Dispatch received a call of a structure fire located Northwest of the city limits of Wadena in Otter Tail County (37000 block of County Highway 75).