Otter Tail County to end aluminum collection, redemption in Pelican city on March 2 Pelican Rapids will no longer be in the aluminum recycling business, with Otter Tail County’s decision to close the can collection operation.   March 2 is the effective date of the closing of the facility, which is located just south of Larry’s… Read More

Schedule will be among topics at Jan. 30 school board meeting The four- or  five-day school week is expected to be discussed in some detail at a January 30 Pelican Rapids School Board work session.  A separate agenda item on the topic was encouraged by new school board member Greg Larson.   “I realize that time… Read More

 It was a big night at the Pelican Rapids schools. Student Faith Westby, who has been struggling medically following a 2017 liver transplant, was honored at the girls-boys basketball doubleheader. Also, the Pelican 6th graders hosted a fundraiser in conjunction with the game.   They served 215 people and had some 40 volunteers which included… Read More

It was a “loon too large” for the Pelican Lake landscape.  And now, the distinctive, 25 foot tall creation of Minnesota’s state bird will likely migrate north–to Park Rapids.  Art enthusiast Dirk Lenthe has been laboring against the governmental  mechanisms of  Otter Tail zoning since fall of 2017 to plant his artistic vision atop a… Read More

The Pelican Rapids city dam will be the focus of a town meeting Jan. 30, 7 p.m. at the Lake Region Electric Cooperative community room.  The dam, which has been the subject of discussion for at least two years, is expected to need repairs in the near future.   The Department of Natural Resources, as… Read More