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The number of jobs related to leisure and hospitality is expected to increase in Otter Tail County over the next eight years. That’s good news for economic development leaders and county residents in general. As a county known for its 1,000 lakes, this area of west central...

FERGUS FALLS — Development of a campground near the southeast side of Otter Tail Lake is moving forward. The Otter Tail County Board on June 4 approved a scaled-down proposal that reduces the number of camping units from 186 to 141. Despite strong opposition from nearby...

A decade-long experiment is nearing its conclusion at Little McDonald Lake, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be asking the public whether or not to continue. "Trophy walleye lake" is the DNR's vision for Little McDonald.

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a Clay County judge's ruling and found that a convicted sex offender is a sexually dangerous individual and civilly committed him. David Bryon Baker, who was in custody pending the appellate decision, pleaded guilty in 2001 in...

UNDERWOOD - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office has released the name of an Underwood man who died in a snowmobile crash near here Sunday. Ronald Leitch, 47, was found dead in a field one mile west of Underwood along Highway 210. The crash was reported at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The...

Otter Tail and Wadena County voters will experience one of the most lively primary elections in years. Five candidates are now in the running for Republican Dean Simpson's District 10B State House of Representatives seat. Simpson announced earlier this summer that he would not seek...