I'm here today on behalf of our Find Your Path business owners. Many of them would have loved to be here for this ribbon cutting, but they're busy...

Joy, my friends. My heavens, we forget, at our own peril, that life is also supposed to be filled with joy.The Apostle Paul lists joy as one of his...

Last week, we looked at the essential services of water, sewer, electricity, natural gas, phone and internet, trash collection, and security.Most...

Call it a renovation, a civic improvement, a community beautification, a facelift......Or in simple terms, call it a “new paint job.”That was how a...

Pelican Fest 2026 honored some of our most deserving residents who are historically the last people to ever seek out recognition.This reluctance to...

100 years ago, July 15, 1926• As We See ItA few years ago, the businessmen of the village agreed not to patronize outside truck service and gave all their business to the...

The older I get, the more I wish I had paid attention to the naturalist writers of America’s 19th century 35 years ago in Mr. Hassler’s literature...

As a homeowner, as a renter, as a business owner, as a manufacturer, as a farmer, as an employee, there are certain items on which we are most...

Minnesota recorded 549 firearm deaths in 2025, a slight decline from 564 deaths in 2024, according to a new analysis released today by Protect Minnesota. While firearm...

75 years ago, July 12, 1951• Otter Tail Power To Rebuild Its Distribution SystemThe Otter Tail Power Co. has been making plans for the reconstruction of its distribution...

Confession: I have not been following the World Cup at all, but a friend of mine, who apparently knows exactly what kind of nonsense gets me excited, sent me a highlight...

What is enough for one person probably isn’t enough for the next person. As humans, we are all wired a little differently. Sometimes the traits of...

Oh, I read the headlines just like everyone else does.I hear the news reports about the epic rise in our feelings of loneliness, our move toward...

How 19th-century railroad tactics that led to a dead-end line in Pelican Rapids live on in Minnesota’s broadband warsEditor’s Note: I set out to...

Election season is here, and with it comes one of the more interesting parts of running a community newspaper: The Opinion Page.We genuinely love...