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Flower Girls and Heart Children were played by Stella Lisko, Aria Reid, Kendal Jones, Esther Peter, Maggie Schwirian, Yaviany Murillo, and Nicholle Diaz. Twins Elli Schlieman and Alayna Schlieman played Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

Students tumble down the rabbit hole in local stage production

Things got curiouser and curiouser at the Fine Arts Auditorium on Saturday, April 18, as the Pelican Rapids High School theater department tumbled...

Pelican Rapids native and former high school teacher Ashley Schultz stands inside her newly opened clinic, Lakes Country Healthcare, in Detroit Lakes. Schultz, a physician assistant, opened the facility in April to offer transparent, affordable healthcare with extended hours.

Pelican-area native opens Detroit Lakes clinic focused on...

A former Pelican Rapids teacher has traded lesson plans for patient care — opening her own clinic in nearby Detroit Lakes called Lakes Country...

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May 9 fishing opener brings one catch: variable conditions

Anglers looking for local fishing information before the Saturday, May 9, fishing opener can check the regional fishing outlooks on the Minnesota Department of Natural...

Record homelessness spurs $47 million shelter push in Minnesota

Minnesota lawmakers are considering two bills that would allocate $47 million to improve emergency shelters statewide amid record-high homelessness.Rep. Heather Keeler...

Roger Maris baseball card.

Do You Remember When? Recalling baseball star Roger Maris

Many older residents of Otter Tail County remember watching Fargo native and New York Yankees star Roger Maris play baseball against the Minnesota...

RUMMAGE SALE: May 1st from 8 a.m. to 7p.m. & May 2nd 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 19694 490th St. Pelican Rapids. Household, antiques, dressers, coffee & end tables,...

FREE: Kittens ready to go, black or tiger striped, using litter box, Tonseth Lake. Call (218) 671-5551.

Fried fish at Diversity Dinner Potluck at Pelican Rapids Public Library.

Local flavors, cooking demos highlight community potluck

The Pelican Rapids Multicultural Committee hosted its Diversity Dinner Potluck on Saturday, April 18, at the Pelican Rapids Public Library. The...

Flower Girls and Heart Children were played by Stella Lisko, Aria Reid, Kendal Jones, Esther Peter, Maggie Schwirian, Yaviany Murillo, and Nicholle Diaz. Twins Elli Schlieman and Alayna Schlieman played Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

Students tumble down the rabbit hole in local stage production

Things got curiouser and curiouser at the Fine Arts Auditorium on Saturday, April 18, as the Pelican Rapids High School theater department tumbled...

Devlyn Brooks is the CEO of Churches United in Moorhead, Minn., and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America serving Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minn. He blogs about faith at findingfaithin.com, and can be reached at devlynbrooks@gmail.com.

The mission really is the point

This week, I found myself around a table of about a dozen faithful people gathered together by a local church that wishes to find a way to live...

Don Beck, 74, died on April 7, 2026, at his home on White Potato Lake, near Pound, Wisconsin. Don married Lori Olson on June 20, 1980. They have...

Clark Dennis Berg, 73, passed away peacefully on April 16th in his home. Clark was born March 20, 1953, in Barnesville, MN, to Clarence &...

Delbert Barringer

Delbert Wesley Barringer, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 5, 2026 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on April 28, 1930, in rural...

Poem for National Library Week

“The Open Passport”The doors swing wide on hinges made of light,To rooms where silence hums a vibrant tune.Between the stacks, the world is set to right,From morning’s mist...

Congress asked to back program helping rural main streets

The Center for Rural Affairs and 22 organizations from across the country are asking Congress to support rural small businesses as lawmakers consider funding for 2027.On...

Rhea Landholm of the Center for Rural Affairs reflects on the importance of rural libraries, which serve approximately 30 million people across the United States.

Rural libraries do more than lend books: Celebrate yours during...

Libraries are a vital part of our rural communities. That’s why I invite you to celebrate the library in your small town during National Library...

PELICAN RAPIDS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING March 23, 2026

PELICAN RAPIDS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING March 23, 2026The Pelican Rapids Board of Education held a regular meeting on March 23, 2026 in the conference room...

PUBLIC NOTICE: District Court Seventh Judicial District Probate...

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 56-PR-26-746 In Re: Estate of Christina Nord,...

Scambler TOWNSHIP

NOTICE OF AGGREGATE PRODUCTION TAX ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that at the Monthly meeting on May 20, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., Scambler Township Board will consider an...

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Vikings at bat in baseball season opener vs Staples-Motley where the home team was shut out at home. PHOTO COURTESY NATE MCRAE

Vikings fall to Staples-Motley in baseball doubleheader

Pelican Rapids baseball began its season against the Staples-Motley Cardinals on April 10, coming up short in both games of a doubleheader. In the...

PHOTOS COURTESY NATE MCRAE

DGF Rebels shutout lady Vikings softball team

The Pelican Rapids softball team hosted DGF on a warm and windy Thursday afternoon. The high-powered Rebels defeated the Vikings by a score of...

Asher Checco de Souza and Ryan Porto complete a successful exchange of the baton on the track during Viking Track and Field Club.

Viking Elementary Track and Field Club’s first practice

The Viking Track & Field Club opened its fifth season Wednesday, April 15, with a record 85 children attending the first practice. The program...

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