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Women-owned businesses converge for lakes area wellness day

She Ascends Lakes Area Women’s Expo will bring together more than 50 women-owned and women-focused businesses for a day of wellness, shopping, and education on Saturday,...

Erhard Community Park could serve beer all summer long

A proposal at the Minnesota Capitol would give the city of Erhard a standing liquor license for Erhard Community Park, putting the town’s Fourth...

Stop looking for sabre tooth tigers; seek joy instead

We are hardwired to sense danger. It’s true.Thousands of years of learning to run from sabre tooth tigers, and we are preconditioned to be sensitive to negative stimuli.No...

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐧 𝐓𝐰𝐬𝐩. $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬...

Mild snowfall throughout most of the winters of 2024-2026 saved local governments thousands of dollars in snowplowing costs. For Dunn Township,...

State kicks back cash to Lida, for road wear during Pelican hwy...

The two-year highways 59 and 108 reconstruction project through Pelican Rapids caused detours and unusual traffic patterns in all four directions from the city. Lida...

Lida Township experienced state required twice-a-century road review

It happens once a half-century—about as often as the Minnesota Twins win the World Series. It’s a state-required inventory, survey, and legal recording of every mile of...

Emergency ambulance services like those provided by Ringdahl face ongoing funding challenges in rural areas, prompting township officials to demand a permanent, statewide solution rather than year-to-year donations.
PHOTO BY RINGDAHL AMBULANCE SERVICE

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬? 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰

Emergency ambulance services œ been a rural issue across that state—and once again, the high costs of first response medical services were...

While many blame the pandemic for isolating teens, data shows Gen Z's face-to-face time dropped a staggering 73% well before COVID-19. Author Jonathan Haidt argues this "Social Deprivation" was actually triggered by the rise of internet-connected phones, which act as a catalyst for four foundational harms currently impacting youth.

𝙰𝙽𝚇𝙸𝙾𝚄𝚂 𝙶𝙴𝙽𝙴𝚁𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚜? Pelican school...

Pelican Rapids High School Principal Laura Januszewski is helping to lead the PRHS book study of Jonathan Haidt’s “Anxious Generation.” Januszewski...

Members of The Youths of Pelican Rapids — Avah Pixley, Muhim Mahdi, Willa Munick, Phoebe Peter, Lluvia Deluna Julsrud, Jace Anderson, Ryan Vo, and Ibrahim Saric — won third place and $1,000 in funding at America's Future Summit for their plan to boost school attendance through monthly student-staff lunches.

Pelican teens pitch idea to boost attendance at school, win $1000

A group of high school students from Pelican Rapids is working to make a real difference in their community. Members of The Youths of Pelican...

Masons' donation puts more lifesaving equipment within reach

The Pelican Rapids Masons have raised enough money to buy cabinets for Automated External Defibrillator units. An AED cabinet is a protective, wall-mounted or free-standing...

'Come as you are, leave connected': New memory café offers safe...

A new nonprofit organization, Rivers Area Memory Café, launched the first gathering held in Fergus Falls. Organizers welcomed nearly 60 guests at...

Five Minnesota cities connect Tuesday to boost local farming and...

The West Central Minnesota Food Council is hosting a hybrid event Tuesday, April 7, to bring together community leaders and residents interested in strengthening the...

Bubble, boil and taste: Maplewood State Park's Maple Syrup Day is...

The Friends of Maplewood is hosting Maple Syrup Day on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maplewood State Park. The free event will feature demonstrations on...

Isaiah Ballard created this “Charcoal Drawing of a Soldier” because he had mainly worked in watercolor and acrylics and wanted to try his hand at charcoal.
Ballard explained that the process is the opposite of what you would expect: you put down charcoal on a blank sheet of paper and use an eraser to create the work.
“It took more than five hours total,” Ballard said. “I wanted to try it since it was something new.”
The freshman says he plans to work in culinary arts after he graduates, but will create artwork as a hobby.

Behind the brush: Pelican students share their creative process...

Pelican Rapids High School students have had their works of art on display for the past month at the Pelican Rapids Public Library, where they will...

Dan Schell, Clerk Boe re-elected in Lida Twsp. Uncommon, but Lida’s...

Lida Township re-elected two of its town officers when the polls closed March 10. Re-elected township clerk was Denise Boe, who has served since about 2010—receiving 23 of...

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