New York Mills

James Drkula, 75, of Wadena, passed away March 29, 2012, at the Elder's Home in New York Mills. The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 2, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Wadena. Friends may call at the church on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until the...

The 2nd Annual Friday Night Fish Fry sponsored by the New York Mills Baseball Association will be held on upcoming Friday nights in March: Friday, March 23; and Friday, March 30 from 4-8 p.m. The meal will be served at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, and includes battered, deep fried...

The Minnesota State Arts Board has awarded the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center an Art Access grant to bring arts learning activities and performing artists to the East Otter Tail and Wadena County Fairs. This year's Wadena County Fair is Thursday-Saturday, June 28-30 and the...

Michael Wayne Stout, 21, Bertha, DWI -- alcohol concentration .08 within 2 hours, 90 days jail stayed for two years, two years probation, community service, fees $1,565 with $550 stayed for two years. Charge of DUI dismissed at sentencing. Beau Jonathan Hanson, 19, Wadena, seat belt...

New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has been named a finalist for support for a regional arts initiative from ArtPlace, an unprecedented private-public collaboration of nine of the nation's top foundations, eight federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts,...

The New York Mills Senior Center will be holding its regular fund raising breakfast on the first Saturday of the month, Feb. 4. The senior center is doubling up the holiday theme this time around, celebrating both Candlemas (Groundhog's Day) and, of course, St. Valentine's Day. For...

Free Income Tax assistance is again available for low to moderate income and senior citizen taxpayers. File federal and state returns and also file for Rent and real estate tax refunds. E-file service is available at all sites. Tax aide sites are at: • Otter Tail-Wadena CAC, New...

Eric Ervin Makela, 31, Menahga, DWI -- refusal to submit to chemical test and open bottle law, 365 days jail with 335 days stayed for six years, six years probation, 26 days electronic home monitoring, fees $1,920. Charges of DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed...

Keith Alan Johnson, 52, Staples, dog/cat running at large, fees $190. Gail Ann Clements, 47, North Branch, Minn., disorderly conduct -- brawling or fighting, 30 days jail stayed for one year, one year probation, fees $290. Charge of domestic assault was dismissed at sentencing. Jesse...

Linda Paavola, 91, of New York Mills, passed away peacefully at the Elders Home in New York Mills on Jan. 17, 2012. Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills. Arrangements are provided by the Karvonen & Son Funeral Home in New York ...