Follow-up to informational meeting to be held Oct. 12 In a world of acronyms, we often see and hear the acronym of EMS. Do you know what it means?...

Over 100 people joined Otter Tail County in person and online Monday, Oct. 5, to learn about a plan to keep ambulance service in the Pelican Rapids...

From A.I. dream to Welcome Center reality? Could Maplewood State Park be transformed into an Upper Midwest destination?When I was growing up, we...

Johnson, Gontarek offer contrasting paths forward for county Otter Tail County commissioner candidates Wayne Johnson and Jeff Gontarek offered...

‘ACTS of Kindness’ are routine for OAKS team and its volunteers For more than two decades, a local “institution” has been putting smiles on the...

New name at Pelican Rapids gas station Circle K, the global convenience store chain, announced Aug. 28 that Holiday locations in Fergus Falls,...

Century-old Maplewood church meeting minutes translated by AI from Norwegian to English Artificial Intelligence (AI), depending on whom you talk...

From Norwegian Grove to Norwegian fjords, local family’s century-long bond remains unbroken A family separated by an ocean and more than a century...

75 years ago, September 27, 1951• Dr. Satersmoen, a Tree LoverLast Saturday, Dr. Satersmoen invited the editor to go with him to his farm one mile south of town to inspect...

Voters to decide on changes that could net district $27,000 annually At the September 14 regular meeting of the Pelican Rapids School Board, Superintendent Korf and Finance...

Maplewood State Park will once again host CROP Walk.Each October, hikers gather in Maplewood State Park, where they walk in solidarity with less...

VIKING HOMECOMING COURT ANNOUNCED Get ready for a wave of orange and black around town as Pelican Rapids schools celebrate 2026 Homecoming week...

Central church pastor Phil Tobin dyes hair as ‘reward’ to parish Lutheran pastor Phil Tobin lived up to his end of an unusual bargain Sept. 13—when...

Vacation rentals limited to 8 licenses under new ordinance Pelican Rapids property owners who rent homes, or portions of homes, for stays of fewer...

Community provides direction on school facilities, programs Pelican Rapids Public Schools gathered input from community members during various...