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    This picture and many articles are located in Laura Ingalls Wilder museum in Walnut Grove. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐–ซ๐–บ๐—„๐–พ ๐–ซ๐—‚๐–ฝ๐–บโ€™๐—Œ ๐–ฉ๐–พ๐—‹๐—‹๐—’ ๐–ญ๐–พ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‹๐—‡๐—Œ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ผ๐–พ๐—Œ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹๐—Œ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ...
    August 14, 2025
    Ness story winds fromย  Laura Ingalls Wilderโ€™s Plum Creek-Walnut Grove to the Civil War to the lost โ€˜suburbโ€™ of Pelican Rapids: Village of...

    A common merganser with chicks, photo courtesy the National Audubon Society.  
The duck carries a specific parasite, which is further spread by one particular kind of snail. The combination has spawned a rash of swimmerโ€™s itch cases. Tax hike approved to research Pelican Lake swimmerโ€™s itch
    August 14, 2025
    A parasite-carrying duck and accommodating snail โ€œtag teamโ€ has delivered a one-two punch in Pelican Lakeโ€”with severe swimmerโ€™s itch reports on...

    ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€˜๐‘†๐˜ฆ๐‘ฃ๐˜ฆ๐‘› ๐‘†๐˜ช๐‘ ๐˜ต๐‘’๐˜ณ๐‘ :โ€™ ๐ฟ๐˜ช๐‘‘๐˜ข, ๐ผ๐˜ฅ๐‘Ž, ๐˜“๐‘–๐˜ป๐‘ง๐˜ช๐‘’,...
    August 14, 2025
    Legend has it there was a farmer with seven daughters and he named Lida, Ida, Lizzie, Sallie, Melissa, Maud and Eunice lakes after each one. Itโ€™s a...

    $55 million to expand mental health treatment was initiative led by...
    August 14, 2025
    To improve access to mental health care, Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) led a bipartisan effort this session in partnership with county officials and law...
    Masons campaign for AED devices, raffle winners announcedโ€‚
    August 14, 2025
    Otter Tail Masonic Lodge #284 in Pelican Rapids concluded its campaign to raise funds for AED purchases for Pelican Rapids.Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are...
    โ€œWe Love Trishโ€ messages have been scattered throughout the village this summer, as Cormorant, and the surrounding lakes area, mourned the death of Trisha Maloney, who worked and owned the Cormorant Pub for nearly 40 years.  
The population of surrounding Cormorant Township is about 1,000, but the village itself is no more than a dozen or twoโ€”but Maloneyโ€™s Pub was known far and wide in the lakes area. Cormorant Daze tribute to Trish Late pub owner, Cormorant booster...
    August 14, 2025
    Many remember her as โ€œMs. Cormorantโ€ and โ€œThe Ultimate Hostโ€โ€”who greeted folks at the Cormorant Pub for nearly four decades. Patricia Joy Maloney...

    Erhardโ€™s softball season wrapped up August 2, with the trophy going to the Powerhouse, sponsored by the Rothsay Powerhouse. 
Billed as the Erhard Extravaganza, a great crowd stayed and played the day away, taking it all in as six teams battled for first place. 

PHOTOS COURTESY KIM PEDERSON Powerhouse wins Erhard Extravaganza softball tourney, in title game...
    August 7, 2025

    IRS urges extension filers to use IRS Free File this summer
    August 7, 2025
    The Internal Revenue Service encourages taxpayers who requested an extension to file their returns now rather than wait until the Oct. 15 deadline. IRS Free File makes it...
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    August 7, 2025
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    Theodore Roosevelt ๐ท๐‘œ ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘›? ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€...
    August 7, 2025
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    Otter Tail County Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum addresses the gathered local officials, park staff, and supporters at the ribbon cutting for the 3.8 mile section of the Heart of Lakes trail that winds through Maplewood State Park. Final segment links communities, opens up 32 mile scenic corridor
    August 7, 2025
    A new chapter for outdoor recreation in Otter Tail County was celebrated Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the...

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    August 7, 2025
    The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), under the guidance of its own DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), moved to terminate the Housing Stabilization Services...
    Cutting the ribbon on the Maplewood State Park section of the Heart of Lakes Trail, from left:โ€ˆShawn Donais, MN DNR Parks and Trails District Supervisor; Riley Finnegan, Assistant Park Manager; Pelican Rapids Mayor Brent Frazier; MN DNR Regional Park and Trails Manager John Voges; Park Manager Bill Anderson; County Commissioner Kurt Mortenson; Otter Tail County Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum; State Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-District 9); County Board Chair Wayne Johnson; Adam Ruud, engineer, Houston Engineering; Denise Laymon, president, Friends of Maplewood; Linda Today, vice president, Friends of Maplewood, and Jason Wicker, Otter Tail County Engineering Technician.

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    August 7, 2025
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting food truck vendors to serve visitors at Maplewood State Park during the fall color...

    Walswick was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran in Erhard on July 14, following Pastor Brad Soenksen, who was with Grace for over 15 years. Walswick and his wife Barb will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. 
โ€œOur son, Micah, just graduated from high school in Alexandria, and Samuel will be in the 6th grade.โ€ Before coming to Grace in Erhard, Walswick served two years at Our Saviorโ€™s Lutheran Church in Lamberton, Minnesota. Walswickโ€™s first church was in Alexandria, where he was pastor for nine years. Erhard welcomes Pastor Steve Walswick and Family to Grace Lutheran...
    August 7, 2025
    Steve Walswick, the new pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard, said he was happy to hear about the opportunity to serve at Grace. Walswick...

    State Sen. Jordan Rasmusson addressed legislative issues July 28 at the Bigwood Event Center in Fergus Falls.
Photo by Tom Hintgen ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: ๐–ฒ๐—๐–บ๐—๐–พ ๐–ฒ๐–พ๐—‡. ๐–ฑ๐–บ๐—Œ๐—†๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—…๐—‚๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—Œ ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—Ž๐—‰
    August 7, 2025
    The government business seems a lot like dragon slaying. You no sooner combat one bad idea than another appears, and balance is hard to achieve....

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