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Population growth prompts Pelican Rapids to revisit inspector...

In Minnesota, municipalities with a population of 2,500 or more are generally required to adopt and enforce the State Building Code. These cities...

Representatives from Trinity Lutheran Church, including Rev. Eric Schwirian, Nancy Nubson, and Patty Dahl, delivered $3,000 to Someplace Safe crime victim advocate Lili Zavala as part of the church’s capital campaign.

Trinity Lutheran donates $3,000 to help domestic violence survivors

Trinity Lutheran Church donated $3,000 to Someplace Safe on Tuesday, March 31, as part of its “Together in Faith, Building for Tomorrow” capital...

Pelican Rapids native brings Norwegian humor, hand-carved...

Pelican Rapids native Jerry Ness is bringing his handcrafted wooden characters and signature Norwegian humor back to his home turf for an evening...

Pelican Rapids Press reader Emma (Hoglund) Rifai, from Hopkins, Minnesota, and a seasonal visitor to the Pelican Rapids lakes area, taking time to read local news.
She’s enjoying the sun and sea, and the newspaper, in Cabo, Mexico.

Reading the Press Afar

The Pelican Rapids Press has been published for nearly 130 years. As an ongoing feature, we’re publishing photos of folks reading the Press at...

Daisy Scout Andi B Eiden is 7 years old and in first grade. She enjoys doing troop projects.

Pelican Rapids Girl Scouts get firsthand look at local government

Bright smiles and cheerful spirits were on full display when the newly formed Pelican Rapids Girl Scout Troop 20601 attended a recent council...

PELICAN RAPIDS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING Feb. 9 2026

The Pelican Rapids Board of Education held a regular meeting on February 9, 2026 in the conference room at the high school at 6:30 p.m. Board members present: Molly Welch,...

Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band.

Veterans band will be on road for annual tour Pelican shows April...

Music will fill the spring air, as the Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band makes its annual tour through the region. The concerts by the...

A steady stream of people reviewed the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s drawings of the Highway 59 project. MnDOT’s Tom Pace indicated they will work with the City to accommodate Erhard’s 4th of July parade in 2028.

Erhard to get new sidewalks, pedestrian crossings in 2028

Tom Pace from the Department of Transportation met with over a dozen people in Erhard to discuss the Highway 59 project. The DOT showed drawings,...

From the pen of THE MAYOR: Safe shelter and a plan are your best...

When most of us think of severe weather during the warmer weather months, many glimpses flash through our minds.Strong winds, large hail, pouring...

Devlyn Brooks is the CEO of Churches United in Moorhead, Minn., and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America serving Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minn. He blogs about faith at findingfaithin.com, and can be reached at devlynbrooks@gmail.com.

Jesus changed the world in a day; so can you

Lost in the mystically beautiful and heartbreakingly tragic story of Holy Week is a facet that I think all too often gets overshadowed by the joy...

Members of the Pelican Rapids High School Orange team placed second overall at the Tri-College Math Meet on March 10 at North Dakota State University, where over 500 students from more than 70 teams competed. Pictured from left to right: Oliver Snavely, Jadon Peterson, Hayden Haugrud, Julianna Borgen, Emma Hanson, Miren Thomas, Alondra Diaz, and Allie Thompson.

Math talent runs deep at Pelican Rapids as Vikings place high in...

Gone are the days when locals could blame their lack of math skills on going to school in Pelican Rapids, as proven by the strong performances of...

Dan Jongeward and Jim Clemenson presented the check to support the program that takes military veterans on trips to Washington, D.C.

Pelican VFW gives $1,000 to send veterans to D.C.

The Pelican Rapids VFW Post 5252 donated $1,000 to the North Dakota/Minnesota Honor Flight on April 4 during a chili feed in Barnesville. Dan...

The times, they are a-changin’

The great Joan Baez recently performed in St. Paul and sang this great Bob Dylan tune, which starts with these lyrics….Come gather ’round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit...

After spending four days in the hospital and four weeks in rehabilitation following a fall outside Strand Hardware, Gene Nygaard and his wife, Carol, brought their concerns about downtown snow removal to the Pelican Rapids City Council.

“I’m Not Mad. I’m Just Upset.” Man's fall on snowy street sparks...

Gene Nygaard of Erhard, Minnesota, spoke to city council representatives about his fall last winter in front of Strand’s Hardware in Pelican...

Vikings post strong results at UND track meet

The Viking Track and Field teams competed at the Dick Clay Invite hosted by the University of North Dakota on Friday, March 27. The meet included...

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