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    A close-up of โ€œMercy,โ€ the miracle catโ€”who was struck by a car on Highway 59, expected to be euthanizedโ€”but sprang to life.

    ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ...

    Weโ€™ve all heard that cats have nine lives. One of them is being enjoyed by a stray kitten, who...

    ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ...
    Weโ€™ve all heard that cats have nine lives. One of them is being enjoyed by a stray kitten, who...
    A farm boy by upbringing, Cory Carlson has been back in the fieldโ€”raising a trophy pumpkin specimen for Pelicanโ€™s Oktoberfest. If you have any doubt about the enormity โ€”Cory displays a tiny golf ball for a sense of size and scale.

    ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿค ๐—‡๐—‚๐—€๐—๐—๐—Œ ๐—ˆ...

    The Pelican Rapids community is gearing up for its 28th annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for...

    ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿค ๐—‡๐—‚๐—€๐—๐—๐—Œ ๐—ˆ...
    The Pelican Rapids community is gearing up for its 28th annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for...

    Target shooters sharpen skills with special aut...

    Itโ€™s been an amazing Fall for the 11 Pelican Rapids Trap team members participating in the Fall...

    Target shooters sharpen skills with special aut...
    Itโ€™s been an amazing Fall for the 11 Pelican Rapids Trap team members participating in the Fall...

    3-goal effort by Ellie Carlson lifts Viking so...

    The Pelican Rapids High School varsity girls soccer team beat Melrose 4-1 on Sept. 25.ย Ellie...

    3-goal effort by Ellie Carlson lifts Viking so...
    The Pelican Rapids High School varsity girls soccer team beat Melrose 4-1 on Sept. 25.ย Ellie...
    Pelicanโ€™s Khalikd Biixi, 15, and Carlos Moreno in front of the Detroit Lakes goalie.  

PHOTOS COURTESY NATE MCRAE

    ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐›๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ— ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐–ต๐—‚๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€๐—Œ...

    The Pelican Rapids Vikings continued their strong run of form with a 6-1 victory over Detroit...

    ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐›๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ— ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐–ต๐—‚๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€๐—Œ...
    The Pelican Rapids Vikings continued their strong run of form with a 6-1 victory over Detroit...
    Joan Jarvis-Ellison, left, and Childrenโ€™s Librarian Nanette Albright both shared stories of the impact their friend, the late Kathy Knuteson-Olson had on the library. 
Becky Hill hosted a table in her honor, featuring the book โ€œThe Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything.โ€

    ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’†๐’• ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š | ๐–ง๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—†...

    PHOTOS BY NICOLE WKI hadnโ€™t planned to stay for the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library...

    ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’†๐’• ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š | ๐–ง๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—†...
    PHOTOS BY NICOLE WKI hadnโ€™t planned to stay for the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library...

    Royal couple for 2025

    Seniors Morgan Korf and Jack Welch were crowned Pelican Rapids High School Homecoming royalty...

    Royal couple for 2025
    Seniors Morgan Korf and Jack Welch were crowned Pelican Rapids High School Homecoming royalty...
    An accomplished athlete, both as a varsity runner and long jumperโ€”and a Minnesota state-recognized Special Olympics athleteโ€”Ryan Pourrier holds high his Pelican Rapids Hall of Fame plaque.

Among many accomplishments, He represented Minnesota at the national SO meet in 2001. 

โ€œRyan always exemplified the best in dedication, respect, commitment, and mutual support for other athletes,โ€ wrote Coach Wayne Woolever in his nomination of Pourrier.

    ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ...

    The Pelican Rapids Hall of Fame was enriched by a unique array of inductees for 2025โ€”from a...

    ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ...
    The Pelican Rapids Hall of Fame was enriched by a unique array of inductees for 2025โ€”from a...
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    A close-up of โ€œMercy,โ€ the miracle catโ€”who was struck by a car on Highway 59, expected to be euthanizedโ€”but sprang to life. ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ โ€˜๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜บโ€™ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ...
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    Weโ€™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...
    A farm boy by upbringing, Cory Carlson has been back in the fieldโ€”raising a trophy pumpkin specimen for Pelicanโ€™s Oktoberfest. If you have any doubt about the enormity โ€”Cory displays a tiny golf ball for a sense of size and scale. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿค ๐—‡๐—‚๐—€๐—๐—๐—Œ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—†๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—‚๐–ผ, ๐—‰๐—…๐—Ž๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—Ž๐—๐—Ž๐—†๐—‡...
    October 2, 2025
    The Pelican Rapids community is gearing up for its 28th annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for Oct. 9-11, with a full slate of events,...
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    OT County eyes 5.5 percent tax hike for 2026
    October 2, 2025
    On Sept. 23, the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary net property tax levy of $58.6 million for 2026. This represents a proposed 5.5...
    Neighbors wrangle over how, who to maintain private Pelican Lake road
    October 2, 2025
    A Pelican Lake private road dispute has spilled from neighborhood coffee table talk to the chambers of the local town hall.But the Scambler Township board would prefer to...
    Detroit Lakes man dies after crash near Perham
    October 2, 2025
    A motorcycle accident in rural Perham has left a Detroit Lakes man dead.The Otter Tail County Sheriffโ€™s Office reported that a 65-year-old was riding a motorcycle westbound...
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    Thank You
    October 2, 2025
    The family of Rick Evenson wishes to thank all who supported us through this very difficult time. We are gratefiul for the outpouring of support from our community....
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    A farm boy by upbringing, Cory Carlson has been back in the fieldโ€”raising a trophy pumpkin specimen for Pelicanโ€™s Oktoberfest. If you have any doubt about the enormity โ€”Cory displays a tiny golf ball for a sense of size and scale. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿค ๐—‡๐—‚๐—€๐—๐—๐—Œ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—†๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—‚๐–ผ, ๐—‰๐—…๐—Ž๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—Ž๐—๐—Ž๐—†๐—‡...
    October 2, 2025
    The Pelican Rapids community is gearing up for its 28th annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for Oct. 9-11, with a full slate of events,...
    A close-up of โ€œMercy,โ€ the miracle catโ€”who was struck by a car on Highway 59, expected to be euthanizedโ€”but sprang to life. ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ โ€˜๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜บโ€™ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ...
    October 2, 2025
    Weโ€™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...
    With the east side of Highway 59 paved through Pelican Rapids, the switch was made, and traffic is now traveling freely on Highway 59. 

In addition, on the north end, crews are finishing up culvert replacements on County Road 9, and will focus on getting the road realignment completed at the intersection with 59. ๐๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐ ๐‡๐–๐˜ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™๐™—๐™ฎ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ 59!
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    Obituaries
    Irene Jeanette Lewis
    October 2, 2025
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    Phillip "Bart" Fauteck Phillip "Bart" Fauteck
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    October 2, 2025
    My heavens, what a difficult couple of weeks itโ€™s been. Amen?The Charlie Kirk assassination dropped a match into what was already a box of...
    Novel by Minn. author Sinclair Lewis has haunting similaritiesโ€”90...
    September 25, 2025
    I wonder if any of you have read the 1935 book โ€œIt Canโ€™t Happen Hereโ€ by Minnesotaโ€™s own Sinclair Lewis. It is about Lewisโ€™s fear of Huey Longsโ€™ rise to power and possible...
    About Letters to the Editor...
    September 25, 2025
    In the wake of the Charlie Kirk slaying, weโ€™ve received an unusual number of letters to the editor. The Pelican Rapids Press welcomes letters to the editor, regardless of...
    Public Notices
    PELICAN RAPIDS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING August...
    October 2, 2025
    The Pelican Rapids Board of Education held a regular meeting on August 20, 2025 in the conference room at the high school at 7:00 a.m.ย  Board members present: Molly Welch,...
    Norwegian Grove TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF MONTHLYโ€ˆMEETING
    October 2, 2025
    Norwegian Grove Township will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, October 9, 2025 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Jane...
    PELICAN RAPIDS BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL BOARD MEETING August 28,...
    October 2, 2025
    The Pelican Rapids Board of Education held a special meeting on August 28, 2025 in the conference room at the high school at 7:00AM.ย Board members present: Brenda Olson,...
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    Sports
    Harvesting does with fawns
    October 2, 2025
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    Youth deer season returns Oct. 16-19
    October 2, 2025
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    The Pelican Rapids Vikings and East Grand Forks Green Wave in formation at the Sept. 19 away game.  
Defensive coach Ryan Beachy, pictured here during a pre-season practice, was seriously injured in an accident last week.  
Head coach Eli Beachy (Ryanโ€™s son) said that the team was inspired, in part, to win the game for assistant coach Ryan Beachy. ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐›๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„. ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–จ๐—‡๐—ƒ๐—Ž๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐–บ๐—Œ๐—Œ๐—‚๐—Œ๐—๐–บ๐—‡๐— ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐–บ๐–ผ๐—โ€™๐—Œ...
    October 2, 2025
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