Two aircraft full of military veterans took flight to Washington, D.C. for another Honor Flight. Among the participants with connections to the...

City residents and visitors faced a host of parking challenges during the recent construction. Now that the dust is settling and before the snow flies, city parking...

Just as it has for more than a century, the greater Pelican Rapids area is welcoming new neighbors and friends.  The most recent emigrants come...

A week without rain on a street construction project is a godsend, and it finally happened to our 2024-25 Pelican Rapids Complete Streets...

We’ve all heard that cats have nine lives. One of them is being enjoyed by a stray kitten, who was fortunately saved from death by a team that...

The Pelican Rapids community is gearing up for its 28th annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for Oct. 9-11, with a full slate of events,...

Author Ben Scheirer will visit the Pelican Rapids Library on October 14 at 5 p.m. to talk about his new book, “Perpich: A Minnesota Original.” The...

Plowing snow around winding, narrow lakeshore roads is a delicate township chore—while maneuvering the heaviest and clumsiest of equipment. Making...

Seniors Morgan Korf and Jack Welch were crowned Pelican Rapids High School Homecoming royalty Sept. 12.The pair is pictured here following the...

Lake country cell phone reception should improve—but nighttime landscapes will be a little brighter,  following approval of a new telecommunications tower. A public hearing...

The Pelican Rapids Hall of Fame was enriched by a unique array of inductees for 2025—from a state-recognized Special Olympian to a local legend who...

PHOTOS BY NICOLE WKI hadn’t planned to stay for the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library “Tablescapes” luncheon  September 20. Over the past few...

When Halvor Bagstevold donated two acres of land for a new church and cemetery, he probably never imagined that 150 years later, his legacy would...

Fifty years ago, the first Grove Lake Bazaar was held in the basement of the Grove Lake Lutheran Church. Previously, before this, the women held an...

Charles “Chuck” Krekelberg, likely the longest-practicing local attorney in Pelican Rapids history, died last week at the age of 80.    For four...