The annual “Big Foot Race” was held prior to the Holiday Break at the Pelican Rapids schools, and the final results are in—with the big winner...

PRAY (Pelican Rapids Area Youth) has been in existence for over 20 years. In an effort to involve and engage more youth, PRAY promotes inclusive,...

The cost of electricity is going up. That’s the bottom line. Everywhere. For more than 30,000 Lake Region Electric Cooperative customers, it will...

100 years ago, January 15, 1925• A Tractor School for Power FarmersA tractor school is to be held by Uhlenkott & Schoener, the McCormick-Deering dealers, at the...

Pelican Rapids School Board member Staci Allmaras has completed four phases of the Minnesota School Boards Association Leadership Development...

For more than 125 years, folks have been reading The Press in Pelican Rapids, at the farm, at the lake... and beyond!Steven Zimmerman Family...

The secret to a long life? Well, since the word “secret” is defined as “something meant to be kept unknown,” 100-year-old LaVerne Hanson takes the...

Do you lock your car doors in the church parking lot before you go inside for Sunday services?If not—you may want to start.Like many rural areas in “Minnesota Nice”...

A cursory reading of the Pelican Rapids Schools’ Dress Code Policy indicates an attempt to allow free speech and personal expression through...

Each January, the Pelican Rapids School Board meets for a “Reorganizational Meeting”. This first meeting of the calendar year is the first meeting for any new board members...

Thanks to the extreme freeze and thaw cycles, the Pelican Rapids skating rink warming house has had unpredictable hours—but recent cold spells have firmed up the sheet for...

Having a new baby is one of the most exciting times of one’s life but can also be the most stressful. The Pelican library is gifting Baby Bundles to families with newborns,...

School officials gathered with Superintendent Brian Korf, front second from left, for a photo to launch the new year, at the Jan. 6 Pelican Rapids...

Since the new Pelican library director, Marie Schwirian, took the helm on Jan. 1, already, the library “train” is working full-speed under the lead of the new...

Two teenage sisters from Pelican Rapids, Olivia and Madilyn Johnson, made a strong showing at the Under Age 18 National Curling Championships, held...