New York Mills Dispatch

11/10/2024

Don't forget to share your trophy buck and doe pictures with the Dispatch this weekend. You can either message us on Facebook, reply to this message or email your picture to [email protected] All pictures that are sent to us will be featured in an upcoming issue.

11/06/2024

Latham Hetland was overwhelmingly elected as the new mayor for the City of New York Mills. Hetland, who was currently serving as a member of the city council, received 609 of the 617 votes cast for the position. He will take over for Marsha Maki, who did not file for re-election as mayor but was elected to a four-year term on the city council.
Maki received 364 votes for one of two positions on the city council, while fellow incumbent Jerry Nesland received 403 votes to also win a seat on the NY Mills City Council. Challenger Sommer Dow received 267 votes to finish in third place.
In the city of Ottertail, Ron Grobeck was overwhelmingly re-elected to another two year term as Ottertail Mayor. Grobeck received 258 votes, which was 54.9 percent of the vote. William Layman received 112 votes for mayor and current city councilwoman Janet Hill received 100 votes for the position. Michael Windey received 358 votes, or 88.4 percent of the vote for one of two open city council positions. A second city council position will be elected by write-in candidate.
In Bluffton, incumbent Tim Pavek received 103 votes to be re-elected as the city’s mayor. He received all-but 10 write-in votes for the position. Ryan Kerkaert and Brian Nesland were elected to two four-year terms on the Bluffton City Council with 98 and 89 votes respectively, while Mary Lou Carlson won a special election on the city council with all 115 votes cast for the seat.
One of the closest elections of the night locally was for a seat on the NY Mills School Board. Eight people filed for four open positions on the school board. Incumbent Derek Braukmann was the top vote getter with 1,261 votes, while Jodi Seelhammer with 1,130, Ethan Kern with 1,107 and Kristina Ehnert with 899 votes were all elected to the school board. Also receiving votes for the school board were Teresa Pederson with 826 votes, Amber Rastedt with 546, Jayne Whiteford with 392 votes and Adam Tervola Hultberg with 367 votes.

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09/27/2024

The New York Mills Public Utilities department, along with the fire department, investigated a reported smell of gas along Highway 10 in New York Mills on Friday morning.
The city crews received reports of an odor of gas from along Highway 10 that included Casey’s General Store, NY Mills School and the NY Mills VFW. The staff spent the better-part of Friday morning investigating the reports.
According to Public Works Director Kyle Mattson the belief is the odor was from a mobile truck that was potentially leaking and traveling along Highway 10. By 9 a.m. much of the gas odor had dissipated along Highway 10. Mattson said he also spoke with representatives from Perham and Wadena who did not report the smell of gas in their communities.
If anyone continues to smell gas at their residence they should contact the NY Mills Public Works Department at (218) 385-2213.

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07/03/2024

Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to all of the sponsors in the annual Fourth of July giveaway. Your baskets can be picked up at the New York Mills office. Please note we will be closed on July 4 and July 5 for the Fourth of July weekend.

06/26/2024

Don't forget to stop by one of the participating businesses to register for our annual Fourth of July grill out giveaway. Each business will be giving away a Fourth of July package featuring brats, buns, chips, pop and baked beans. Deadline to register is Monday morning.

06/06/2024

The New York mills Eagles have advanced to the Class A state baseball tournament after defeating the Ogilvie Tigers by a score of 11-1 on Thursday afternoon in pierz. With the win the Eagles improved to 18-6 overall. The state tournament opens on Thursday in St. Cloud

06/06/2024

Make sure to pick up this week's issue of the New York Mills Dispatch to see the city-wide garage sales for this weekend.

04/03/2024

The New York Mills School Board has narrowed its search for a new school superintendent to four semi-finalists. The semi-finalists were selected during a special school board meeting on Tuesday, April 2. All four semi-finalists are currently serving as a superintendent at their current school districts. The four semi-finalists include: • Bryan Hackbarth, East Grand Forks • Adam Johnson, Hill City • Kevin Ricke, Badger • Ryan Moser, North Sargent, N.D. The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of applicants based on criteria established by the school board and input provided by stakeholders through a survey. The NY Mills School Board has scheduled interviews for the semi-finalists beginning on Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m. All interviews will be held in the high school media center and are open to the public. Interviews may also be held on Saturday, April 6 if necessary.

03/20/2024

Thank you to all of the sponsors for our annual Easter ham giveaway. The deadline to register for a free ham is Monday morning at each of these participating businesses.

03/12/2024

01/10/2024

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01/05/2024

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12/20/2023

One of our largest newspapers of the year hit newsstands yesterday. Make sure to get out this week's issue of the New York Mills Dispatch for our annual Christmas section

11/03/2023

The New York Mills Eagles had their season come to an end of Friday afternoon at the fargodome as the Eagles fell to Parkers Prairie by a score of 26-6 in the section finals. The Eagles finished the season with a record of 4-7 after picking up a pair of wins in the section tournament last week

11/03/2023

Good luck to all the area hunters this weekend. Don't forget to share your trophy buck and doe pictures with the New York Mills Dispatch. You can either message us on Facebook or email [email protected]

10/20/2023

Don't forget to share your trophy buck and doe pictures with the Dispatch. You can either email us your trophy pictures or send us a message on Facebook. We will include all of the pictures in an upcoming issue.

10/05/2023

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in East Leaf Lake, near Henning in Otter Tail County.
A lake property owner contacted the Minnesota DNR after finding zebra mussels on equipment being removed from East Leaf Lake for the season. A Minnesota DNR invasive species specialist found five zebra mussels on a dock at the public access, about one-half mile from the location of the initial report.
“Lake property owners and lake service provider businesses play an important role in detecting invasive species, by carefully examining boats, docks and lifts when they are being removed from the water at the end of the season,” Minnesota DNR Invasive Species Unit Supervisor Kelly Pennington said.
Lake property owners should carefully look for invasive species on the posts, wheels and underwater support bars of docks and lifts, as well as any parts of boats, pontoons and rafts that may have been submerged in water for an extended period.
Whether or not a lake has any invasive species, Minnesota law requires people to:
Clean watercraft, trailers and equipment to remove aquatic plants and prohibited invasive species.
• Drain all water and leave drain plugs out during transport.
• Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash.
• Never release bait, plants or aquarium pets into Minnesota waters.
• Dry docks, lifts and rafts for 21 days before moving them from one water body to another.
These additional steps reduce the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species:
• Decontaminate watercraft and equipment – find free stations on the courtesy decontamination webpage of the Minnesota DNR website (mndnr.gov/decon).
• Spray with high-pressure water or rinse with very hot water (120 degrees for at least two minutes or 140 degrees for at least 10 seconds).
• Dry watercraft and equipment for at least five days before using in another water body.
People should contact a Minnesota DNR aquatic invasive species specialist (mndnr.gov/invasives/ais/contacts.html) if they think they have found zebra mussels or any other invasive species that was not already known to be in the water body.
More information is available on the aquatic invasive species webpage of the Minnesota DNR website (mndnr.gov/ais).