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    Foster dogs like Georgie get a chance to live in a home environment while waiting for adoption. The Humane Society of Otter Tail County hopes to recruit more foster families through its Foster 50 campaign.

    Foster Fest offers chance to give shelter anima...

    Humane Society launches push to get pets out of shelter and into temporary homesThe Humane...

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    DNR modernizes fishing, hunting licenses with app

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    DNR modernizes fishing, hunting licenses with app
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    Minnesota jobs surge in April with largest mont...
    Minnesota gained 15,900 non-farm jobs over-the-month (up 0.5%) on a seasonally adjusted basis in...
    Members of Otter Tail Lodge 284 hand over a $250 check and branded backpack to program coordinators as part of their effort to ensure local students have food during weekend breaks from school. The donation supports meals for about 100 children.
From left, Masons Bill Osborne, Harold Holt, and Eric Hatle with Jackie Larson and Marie Schwirian of the Pelican Rapids Food Shelf backpack program. 	Photo by Nicole WK

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    The Pelican Rapids-based Masons’ Otter Tail Lodge 284 is putting its money where its mouth is,...

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    Valedictorian Ally Thompson addresses the Pelican Rapids High School Class of 2026 during commencement exercises on Friday, May 22. In her speech, Thompson encouraged her classmates to define success on their own terms rather than comparing themselves to the "highlight reels" of others. 
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    The Pelican Rapids High School Class of 2026 walked across the stage Friday night, capping off a...

    'π™π™–π™ π™š π™©π™π™š π™§π™žπ™¨π™ ' Pelican Rapids graduates 59 sen...
    The Pelican Rapids High School Class of 2026 walked across the stage Friday night, capping off a...
    Flags in 
Pelican Rapids 
Veterans Memorial 
Park fly at half mast in 
honor of those who lost 
their lives in military service.

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    Rarely have the contradictions, questions, and moral conflicts of war been explored so directly...
    Leila (Hoglund) Rifai, a seasonal visitor to the lakes area from Hopkins, Minn., picked up a copy of the Pelican Rapids Pressβ€”and the 2026 β€œLakes and Lifestyles” magazine at Larry’s Super Market over the Memorial Day weekend.

    π‘Ήπ™šπ’‚π™™π’Šπ™£π’ˆ 𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑷𝙧𝒆𝙨𝒔 𝑨𝙛𝒂𝙧: Local newspaper makes a...

    Denise Gubrud brought The Press along on a visit to see her son Josh Boese in Vancouver,...

    π‘Ήπ™šπ’‚π™™π’Šπ™£π’ˆ 𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑷𝙧𝒆𝙨𝒔 𝑨𝙛𝒂𝙧: Local newspaper makes a...
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    Group members Ava Pixley, Lluvia Deluna-Julsrud, and Dominic Deluna-Julsrud stand in front of the mural created by local artist Paul Johnson, which the group is preserving as they wait for the new youth center to be completed.

    The Youth find temporary home while awaiting Br...

    A group of teenagers in Pelican Rapids has a place to gather while they wait for a new youth...

    The Youth find temporary home while awaiting Br...
    A group of teenagers in Pelican Rapids has a place to gather while they wait for a new youth...
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    𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝑨𝑳𝑳 Ode to Vietnam memorial was a special reading for...
    May 28, 2026
    Crowds gathered for the dedication of the refurbished and relocated war memorial at Veterans Park.One of the relocated war memorial at Veterans...
    Fun fact: The Department of Transportation actively tracks and analyzes cell phone data.  A recent MnDOT study using cell phone data shows that traffic in Pelican has slowed by 8 miles per hour since before the project. Top 5 things you won’t hear about the Pelican Rapids Street Project
    May 21, 2026
    #1: I love the center median. β€œI’ve witnessed three people trip on the median and fall flat on the street. It’s horrible to see,” said Council...
    Printed Paper Online
    May 28, 2026

    Area
    Meet your commissioners: Otter Tail County hosts open houseΒ­Β­Β­Β­Β­Β­Β­Β­
    May 28, 2026
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    Court orders Minnesota prison to restore Gospel-based men's program
    May 28, 2026
    True North Legal and the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) secured a settlement with the Minnesota Department of Corrections allowing Quest for Authentic Manhood, a voluntary...
    Foster dogs like Georgie get a chance to live in a home environment while waiting for adoption. The Humane Society of Otter Tail County hopes to recruit more foster families through its Foster 50 campaign. Foster Fest offers chance to give shelter animals a break β€” and a...
    May 28, 2026
    Humane Society launches push to get pets out of shelter and into temporary homesThe Humane Society of Otter Tail County is proud to announce its...
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    Bulletin Board
    THANK YOU | From Betty Boen
    May 21, 2026
    Thank you to everyone who attended my 90th birthday party. Thank you for the lovely cards, monetary gifts, candy, flowers, and note cards.Β A...
    Local
    π‘³π’π’π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑩𝑨π‘ͺ𝑲 "Uff da!" and new friendships keep exchange students...
    May 28, 2026
    100 years ago, May 27, 1926β€’ 260,000 Pike Fry Deposited in Lake LidaAbout 260,000 pike fry were dumped into Lake Lida near the Rothsay Camp last week. S. C. Bowman made...
    New school bus contract locks in rates for two years amid fuel spike
    May 28, 2026
    Finance Director Rudy Martinez presented the details of the recently negotiated School Bus Transportation Contract at the May 18 regular meeting of...
    A sign in EL Peterson Park directs Pelican Rapids residents to the public library's new e-bike rental service. Pelican Rapids library launches e-bike rentals
    May 28, 2026
    Long-awaited e-bikes have arrived at the Pelican Rapids Public Library and are now available for checkout, offering a new way for residents to...
    Opinions
    Medical testing without a referee: What happens when the...
    May 28, 2026
    Ever heard of the USPSTF? Doesn’t ring a bell? How about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force? No? Don’t feel bad. It’s one of those nerdish government agencies that are...
    President should lead by example on government spending
    May 28, 2026
    Dear Mr. President,I’ve been following your various issuesβ€”the reflecting pool, the ballroom, and the reported fallout shelter beneath it. All the travel you have to do in...
    Congress approves permanent E15 fuel option for US drivers
    May 28, 2026
    For too long, a common-sense solution to lower gas prices and support American energy independence has been tied up in red tape. Families and farmers in Western Minnesota...
    Sports
    Track All Conference picks include Pelican Viking athletes
    May 21, 2026
    All-Conference track and field awards are given to the top three individuals and top relay team at the Championship Meet:Jack Welch - 400mAiden...
    Pelican Rapids girls golf team members Julianna Borgen, Carlie Hovland, Olivia Kunz, Payton Welch, Izabell Gravalin,  and Bryn Welch. Lady Vikes golf at conference meet Gravalin, Hovland earn honors
    May 21, 2026
    The Pelican Rapids Vikings girls' golf team competed in the Heart of Lakes Conference Tournament May 18 at Balmoral Golf Course near Ottertail...
    Seniors were honored at the Barnesville softball game last week: Hannah Nelson and Linea Thomas, right. Pelican girls notch softball win at Twin Valley
    May 21, 2026
    The Pelican Rapids Viking softball team traveled to Twin Valley and came home with a 10-2 victory over NCE-UH on May 11.Pelican scored four runs in...
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