Otter Tail County has enhanced its Geographic Information System (GIS) map, introducing a permit view feature to make accessing and reviewing...

Ice fishing is in full swing in Minnesota, and one of the most popular lakes is our very own Lake Lida!  It is estimated Lida has over 125...

Otter Tail County commissioners on Jan. 14 approved a subdivision plan near Maine Lake and Round Lake, just west of Pickerel Lake in Maine Township. Included are 22...

A new youth center in Pelican Rapids is taking shape, thanks to input from the community's young residents. Richard Graves, a renowned architect...

From cross-country to track and field to the band, two multi-talented Pelican Rapids students, Grace Backstrom and Charlie Larson, have...

“I was raised on the wide open prairies of North Dakota,” explains Katy Olson, the artist whose work is on display at the Pelican Library through...

March 20, 1951 - Jan. 16, 2025NORTH PORT, Fla. - Ardean Erickson, 73, Pelican Rapids, Minn., died Thursday, Jan. 16, in his home.A celebration of life will be in the spring...

Oct. 7, 1958 - Jan. 8, 2025FARGO, N.D. - Cynthia Nelson, 66, Pelican Rapids, Minn., died Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Essentia Health.Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed...

Helen Jean Morton Miller, age 89, passed away on December 23rd, 2024 in her home in rural Pelican Rapids, MN.She was born February 12th, 1935 to...

Recently, Seventh District U.S. Congress Representative Michelle Fischbach updated us on her work in Washington. The Republican, representing the Pelican Lakes area and...

It seems it was just New Year’s Day, and now we are nearing the end of January. Where does the time go?From the early stages of childhood to our adult years, we all have...

I am writing to ask my friends and neighbors to take action to keep Social Security solvent and to keep the Medicare options that are currently available. I strongly oppose...

The Pelican Rapids Board of Education held a regular meeting on December 18, 2024 in the conference room at the high school at 7:15 p.m. Board members present: Greg Larson,...

Call to OrderMayor Frazier called the regular City Council meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in Council Chambers, City Hall.Roll Call of...

A regular meeting of the Pelican Town Board will be held on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Pelican Rapids Public Library.  Lloyd Nelson,Clerk1-9-c

The Pelican Rapids girl’s basketball team traveled to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton in a Heart O’Lakes conference matchup on Jan. 14. The lady Vikings...

The Pelican Rapids lady Vikings traveled to Concordia College to play the Warriors from Wheaton-Herman-Norcross. The Vikings came up short 45-42....

The Pelican Rapids boys basketball team was looking to bounce back from their first Heart O’Lakes conference loss of the season when they hosted Frazee on Jan. 14.The...