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    Dick Stigman Nimrod native Dick Stigman, Twins of 1965 World Series honored
    August 21, 2025
    Rural Otter Tail County native Dick Stigman, raised at Nimrod east of Perham in Wadena County, was a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in 1965. That...

    Talking wildfire smoke and impacts on health with University of...
    August 21, 2025
    Wildfires have become increasingly common across Canada and Minnesota during the summer months, bringing smoke and poor air quality across the state.ย Jesse Berman, PhD,...
    PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERNATIONALโ€ˆWOLFโ€ˆCENTER ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–ข๐–พ๐–ฝ๐–บ๐—‹, ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—๐–บ๐—‡...
    August 21, 2025
    On Sunday, July 27, the International Wolf Center successfully introduced its two newest ambassador wolves, Cedar and Rowan, to the Exhibit Pack....

    Center for Health Care Affordability launches task force
    August 21, 2025
    The Center for Health Care Affordability at the Minnesota Department of Health has announced the launch of the Health Care Affordability Advisory Task Force.ย The 15-member...
    ๐‘จ๐’”๐’Œ ๐’‚ ๐‘ป๐’“๐’๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’“ ๐–ข๐–บ๐—‹๐–พ๐—๐–บ๐—„๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—‚๐—‡๐–ฟ๐—ˆ ๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐–ฝ๐—‹๐—‚๐—๐–พ๐—‹โ€™๐—Œ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ผ๐–พ๐—‡๐—Œ๐–พ?
    August 21, 2025
    Question: I thought I heard something about a new law in regards to caretaker information included on driverโ€™s license or identification card record. Do you have any...
    Winners chosen for 2026 trout and salmon stamp, walleye stamp contests
    August 21, 2025
    Shoreview artist Scott Wenner has won the Minnesota 2026 trout and salmon stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a brown trout, and Shakopee...

    Otter Tail County bd. accepts grant for investments in Pelican, NY...
    August 21, 2025
    The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners authorized the acceptance of $882,860 in Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects Grant funding from the Minnesota Department...
    Masons campaign for AED devices, raffle winners announcedโ€‚
    August 14, 2025
    Otter Tail Masonic Lodge #284 in Pelican Rapids concluded its campaign to raise funds for AED purchases for Pelican Rapids.Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are...
    $55 million to expand mental health treatment was initiative led by...
    August 14, 2025
    To improve access to mental health care, Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) led a bipartisan effort this session in partnership with county officials and law...
    This picture and many articles are located in Laura Ingalls Wilder museum in Walnut Grove. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐–ซ๐–บ๐—„๐–พ ๐–ซ๐—‚๐–ฝ๐–บโ€™๐—Œ ๐–ฉ๐–พ๐—‹๐—‹๐—’ ๐–ญ๐–พ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‹๐—‡๐—Œ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ผ๐–พ๐—Œ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹๐—Œ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ...
    August 14, 2025
    Ness story winds fromย  Laura Ingalls Wilderโ€™s Plum Creek-Walnut Grove to the Civil War to the lost โ€˜suburbโ€™ of Pelican Rapids: Village of...

    โ€œWe Love Trishโ€ messages have been scattered throughout the village this summer, as Cormorant, and the surrounding lakes area, mourned the death of Trisha Maloney, who worked and owned the Cormorant Pub for nearly 40 years.  
The population of surrounding Cormorant Township is about 1,000, but the village itself is no more than a dozen or twoโ€”but Maloneyโ€™s Pub was known far and wide in the lakes area. Cormorant Daze tribute to Trish Late pub owner, Cormorant booster...
    August 14, 2025
    Many remember her as โ€œMs. Cormorantโ€ and โ€œThe Ultimate Hostโ€โ€”who greeted folks at the Cormorant Pub for nearly four decades. Patricia Joy Maloney...

    A common merganser with chicks, photo courtesy the National Audubon Society.  
The duck carries a specific parasite, which is further spread by one particular kind of snail. The combination has spawned a rash of swimmerโ€™s itch cases. Tax hike approved to research Pelican Lake swimmerโ€™s itch
    August 14, 2025
    A parasite-carrying duck and accommodating snail โ€œtag teamโ€ has delivered a one-two punch in Pelican Lakeโ€”with severe swimmerโ€™s itch reports on...

    ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€˜๐‘†๐˜ฆ๐‘ฃ๐˜ฆ๐‘› ๐‘†๐˜ช๐‘ ๐˜ต๐‘’๐˜ณ๐‘ :โ€™ ๐ฟ๐˜ช๐‘‘๐˜ข, ๐ผ๐˜ฅ๐‘Ž, ๐˜“๐‘–๐˜ป๐‘ง๐˜ช๐‘’,...
    August 14, 2025
    Legend has it there was a farmer with seven daughters and he named Lida, Ida, Lizzie, Sallie, Melissa, Maud and Eunice lakes after each one. Itโ€™s a...

    Walswick was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran in Erhard on July 14, following Pastor Brad Soenksen, who was with Grace for over 15 years. Walswick and his wife Barb will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. 
โ€œOur son, Micah, just graduated from high school in Alexandria, and Samuel will be in the 6th grade.โ€ Before coming to Grace in Erhard, Walswick served two years at Our Saviorโ€™s Lutheran Church in Lamberton, Minnesota. Walswickโ€™s first church was in Alexandria, where he was pastor for nine years. Erhard welcomes Pastor Steve Walswick and Family to Grace Lutheran...
    August 7, 2025
    Steve Walswick, the new pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard, said he was happy to hear about the opportunity to serve at Grace. Walswick...

    Cutting the ribbon on the Maplewood State Park section of the Heart of Lakes Trail, from left:โ€ˆShawn Donais, MN DNR Parks and Trails District Supervisor; Riley Finnegan, Assistant Park Manager; Pelican Rapids Mayor Brent Frazier; MN DNR Regional Park and Trails Manager John Voges; Park Manager Bill Anderson; County Commissioner Kurt Mortenson; Otter Tail County Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum; State Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-District 9); County Board Chair Wayne Johnson; Adam Ruud, engineer, Houston Engineering; Denise Laymon, president, Friends of Maplewood; Linda Today, vice president, Friends of Maplewood, and Jason Wicker, Otter Tail County Engineering Technician.

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    August 7, 2025
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting food truck vendors to serve visitors at Maplewood State Park during the fall color...

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