While most Valentines shared at Minnesota schools last week contained heartfelt messages such as “Be mine,” a February 14 “Valentine” from Minnesota Attorney General...

Amid increased anxiety and uncertainty surrounding immigration, Minnesota legal experts are urging communities to help protect the rights of their local immigrant...

Fueled by increasing high blood pressure, obesity, and most recently, long-term effects of COVID, heart disease continues to be the number 1 killer...

A solar farm that can power roughly 1,000 homes is in the works between Otter Tail Power Company and Pelican Rapids. The city council on Feb. 11...

For the second year, Pelican Rapids High School hosted a special day for the military—past, present, and future.Recruiters from the various...

Mass deportation in the Pelican Rapids area, or Otter Tail County as a whole, doesn’t appear to be materializing.  Rumors of Immigration and...

“Thanks a million and please...please ... go back to work tomorrow!”That will be the heartfelt message on March 2 to nearly 90 First...

Beautification grants from the Oktoberfest committee will be awarded this spring. The deadline for applications is March 19.The Oktoberfest event raises money for...

An organized jog through the Dunvilla area farm fields and back roads was a great exercise for humans and a boost for pheasants.  The “Hustle for...

Anyone passing through downtown Pelican Rapids has been greeted with two distinctive, colorful murals, designed and brought to life by lifelong...

Pelican Rapids bandsman Mike Nettestad has been elected president of a music organization with a near-century tradition in Minnesota.  The 9th...

Some proposed budget cuts at the state and national levels, if enacted into law, would greatly impact county government, including Otter Tail and the other 86 counties in...

There are perhaps no words more perfect to describe Pelican Rapids Police Department’s newest recruit, Officer Sandra Mendoza, than Shakespeare’s...

A transplant from sunny California is finding herself right at home in the briskly cold winter climate of Maplewood and Glendalough State Parks....

A new Maplewood State Park manager is expected to be appointed in the coming weeks, by the Minn. Department of Natural Resources.An update on Maplewood for 2025 was offered...