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April 4, 2014
New owners reopen Williams Co. Store
The Williams Company Store has just reopened under new ownership. After shutting their doors for a few months to install some new shelves, rearrange things a little, and restock inventory, Dan and Marnie Whitehead welcomed their first customers on April 1. Long-time fans of...
businessApril 4, 2014 - 11:47am
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February 28, 2014
Business expands to Ottertail
Stephanie Ellingson has always loved retail. As a kid, she and her sister would help their parents sell Christmas trees in the winter and fireworks in summer. She grew up around retail. With her new location in Ottertail, Periwinkle Marketplace is just another logical step in the...
businessFebruary 28, 2014 - 10:19am
January 8, 2014
Residents escape fire in Ottertail
A fire was reported at an Ottertail residence along Lynn Road on New Year’s Eve. Residents were able to escape without injury. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, a resident was in his garage at 6:09 p.m., making repairs on a four-wheeler, when he started the...
news / regionJanuary 8, 2014 - 1:35pm
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December 23, 2013
Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays!
It’s been a long week for Ottertail’s jolliest resident, Kris Kringle. Just days before The Big Night, toys still needed making, snow needed shoveling, presents needed wrapping and reindeer needed brushing. That’s right, reindeer. In Ottertail. It’s a little known...
news / localDecember 23, 2013 - 4:05pm
December 12, 2013
Icy Otterdazzle still delivers
Ottertail’s annual winter festival, Otterdazzle, didn’t fail to delight families on Saturday, despite having to cancel some outdoor activities due to frigid, below-zero temperatures. Hay rides and fireworks went on as planned, but the event’s always-popular Parade of Lights...
news / localDecember 12, 2013 - 4:10pm
December 5, 2013
Otterdazzle parade cancelled due to cold; fireworks, other events still a go
Ottertail’s always-anticipated annual winter festival, Otterdazzle, is coming up this Saturday. With subzero temperatures expected, organizers decided on Tuesday to call off the previously scheduled parade of lights. Other outdoor activities, however, including a fireworks show...
entertainment / eventsDecember 5, 2013 - 11:14am
October 24, 2013
St. Paul House to be relocated
One of Ottertail’s oldest structures will soon find a new home within the city. The St. Paul House, currently located near the intersection of Highways 108 and 78, will make the trek down Highway 108 to its new location near the Ottertail Creamery building. Ed Smith, current...
news / localOctober 24, 2013 - 2:08pm
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September 12, 2013
A swingin’ time at Polka Daze
Festive polka music filled the air last weekend as the Ottertail Lions held its fourth annual Polka Daze celebration. From Sept. 5-7, hundreds of polka lovers made the trek to the wooden dance floor and yellow tent which were set up in the city park. “This year has been a...
entertainment / eventsSeptember 12, 2013 - 12:38pm
Groffs take 2nd at AYA Championship
A family from Ottertail has taken second place in the 2013 Angler-Young Angler International Championship. David Groff and his kids, Tristan and Mailia, competed in Kenora, Ontario on Aug. 24, catching 36.82 pounds of walleyes — enough to win a Canada fishing trip. The AYA...
news / localSeptember 12, 2013 - 12:28pm
August 29, 2013
A polka lover’s dream: Three-day festival coming up in Ottertail
Polka Daze will soon be dancing its way into Ottertail, with festivities starting on Thursday, Sept. 5 and continuing through Saturday, Sept. 7. Fans of polka have come from miles around every year for the last four years to camp out around the ‘big yellow tent’ downtown....
entertainment / eventsAugust 29, 2013 - 12:02pm
August 23, 2013
Pelican Bay pier project receives full funding; Ottertail’s preliminary 2014 tax levy set at 5 percent
Thanks to a commitment by the Ottertail Rod and Gun Club, the Pelican Bay Handicapped Accessible Fishing Pier Project will be moving forward with full funding. Ron Grobeck, a member of both the Ottertail Business and Community Association and the Rod and Gun Club, presented an...
news / localAugust 23, 2013 - 11:36am
August 22, 2013
Driver backs into At The Hop’s deck
A driver of a vehicle backed into the deck at the At The Hop Diner in Ottertail on Saturday. The deck received only minor damage. The incident was reported at 10:59 a.m., but likely took place the previous evening. The diner is located near the intersection of Highways 1 and...
news / regionAugust 22, 2013 - 3:54pm
August 7, 2013
Otter Fest is ‘Otter-the-Ordinary Family Fun’
The city of Ottertail’s big summer festival will take place this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10. Events will kick off Friday night at 7 p.m. with a demolition derby at the track in downtown Ottertail, followed by live music by the band Confusion at the Hoot ‘N Holler. Things...
entertainment / eventsAugust 7, 2013 - 4:14pm
August 1, 2013
Man hurt after vehicle rolls into swamp near Ottertail
Ronald Dean Swenson, 68, of Battle Lake, was injured in a single-vehicle accident south of Ottertail on Saturday. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said Swenson lost control of his vehicle, a 1992 Nissan 300x passenger car, and the vehicle rolled into a swamp, landing upside-down...
news / accidentsAugust 1, 2013 - 12:37pm
July 25, 2013
Family Dollar considers location in Ottertail
Tensions were high at a recent Ottertail City Council meeting as residents spoke out against a rezoning request made by Family Dollar. Rezoning, conditional use, and variance consideration requests were all on the agenda at the July 18 meeting. A representative from Family Dollar...
news / localJuly 25, 2013 - 2:13pm
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