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Fun fact: The Department of Transportation actively tracks and analyzes cell phone data. A recent MnDOT study using cell phone data shows that traffic in Pelican has slowed by 8 miles per hour since before the project.

Top 5 things you won’t hear about the Pelican Rapids Street Project

#1: I love the center median. “I’ve witnessed three people trip on the median and fall flat on the street. It’s horrible to see,” said Council...

Otter Tail County, which is larger than the state of Rhode Island, maintains 1,062 miles of paved roads. To keep up with infrastructure needs, the Board of Commissioners recently approved several million dollars in roadway maintenance contracts and authorized the continuation of a half-cent sales tax to help fund transportation projects through 2031.

Otter Tail County approves $2.7 million road repair plan

If anyone doubts the need for taxpayer support for roadway upkeep in Otter Tail County, all one needs to do is take a look at contracts approved...

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Minnesota vets get boost from license plate program with $250,000...

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has announced the recipients of the competitive Support Our Troops (SOT) license plate fund...

Memorial Day travelers: Expect delays on these Minnesota highways...

Motorists can expect lane closures and delays on several state highways in west central Minnesota beginning this week, weather permitting,...

Chris Tungseth reached the Top Five on American Idol in 2026. This display honored Tungseth at M State, Fergus Falls, where he attended classes after graduating from Hillcrest Academy.

Tungseth celebrated in homecoming parade

Saturday, May 16, was Welcome Home Day for Chris Tungseth. Otter Tail County residents honored Tungseth of Fergus Falls, who made it to the Top...

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THANK YOU | From Betty Boen

Thank you to everyone who attended my 90th birthday party. Thank you for the lovely cards, monetary gifts, candy, flowers, and note cards. A...

UNIQUE SALE: Saturday, May 22, Pelican Rapids

UNIQUE SALE: Saturday, May 22, 101 1st Ave. SE, Pelican Rapids. Many collectibles antiques, antiques and much more + Outdoor decor & planters.5-21-pd

MOVING SALE: May 21 Underwood, MN

MOVING SALE: May 21, 22, 23 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 29741 Co Hwy 22, Underwood, MN. Air Compressor, tools, Sporting goods: hunting, crossbow ,fishing items. Golf bag. Antiques,...

Marguerite Andrews, pictured sharing a laugh with her husband Budd during a trip to Boeing in Seattle, will celebrate her 100th birthday on May 22. Since moving to Pelican Rapids in 1960, Marguerite has documented the town's history by interviewing over 70 local residents. A birthday open house will be held in her honor this Saturday at the Pelican Rapids Public Library from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

𝑨 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔: ‘Grand Dame’ of Pelican Rapids history,...

Marguerite Andrews celebrates her 100th birthday on Friday, May 22. Her family and friends are throwing a party on Saturday, May 23, from 2 p.m. to...

A print of Derrick Pantoja's first-place colored pencil entry — the original is already on its way to the state competition. The piece features a bald eagle, the American flag, and the opening words of the U.S. Constitution. It isn't the first time an eagle has been good to Pantoja: he won his first art award, $2, in second grade for an eagle drawing.

Pelican Rapids ninth-grader wins VFW art contest, heads to state

Four Pelican Rapids High School art students were recognized as local winners in the VFW Auxiliary National Young American Creative Patriotic Art...

The new banners feature a white pelican with red, white, and blue flag imagery, along with the words “Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.”

New banners installed, ready for Memorial Day weekend

Pelican Rapids city crews installed new patriotic pelican banners downtown Monday, May 18, continuing a long-running tradition of decorating the...

Pelican Rapids Mayor Brent Frazier stands with Viking Elementary students Eliza Bakken (center) and Sofia Rodriguez (right), the top two local winners of the League of Minnesota Cities “Mayor for a Day” essay contest. Both students focused their winning essays on economic development, with Bakken writing about revitalizing empty downtown buildings and Rodriguez proposing a community bakery.

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒓: Elementary students envision downtown...

We all have had our ideas, dreams, aspirations, and goals for what we want to see happen in our city one day in the future.Some of these dreams and...

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.

𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉: The plague of all of this stuff

This past week was our community’s so-called cleanup week.Across the various cities that comprise our metro, each municipality offered a special...

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊: From farmhouse fires to parking lot tragedies

100 years ago, May 20, 1926• Farm Home Destroyed by FireLast Wednesday afternoon, the dwelling house on the John E. Nelson farm just north of Prairie Lake was totally...

PELICAN RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 14, 2026

PELICAN RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 14, 2026Call to OrderMayor Frazier called the regular City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14,...

PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Information Regarding Potential...

PUBLIC NOTICEThe U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) is considering a request for Federal assistance from Minnesota Department of Natural...

Erhards Grove TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING

Erhards Grove TOWNSHIPNOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETINGErhards Grove Township will meet on, Thursday, May 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Erhards\ Grove Township Garage in Erhard. Becki...

Track All Conference picks include Pelican Viking athletes

All-Conference track and field awards are given to the top three individuals and top relay team at the Championship Meet:Jack Welch - 400mAiden...

Pelican Rapids girls golf team members Julianna Borgen, Carlie Hovland, Olivia Kunz, Payton Welch, Izabell Gravalin, and Bryn Welch.

Lady Vikes golf at conference meet Gravalin, Hovland earn honors

The Pelican Rapids Vikings girls' golf team competed in the Heart of Lakes Conference Tournament May 18 at Balmoral Golf Course near Ottertail...

Seniors were honored at the Barnesville softball game last week: Hannah Nelson and Linea Thomas, right.

Pelican girls notch softball win at Twin Valley

The Pelican Rapids Viking softball team traveled to Twin Valley and came home with a 10-2 victory over NCE-UH on May 11.Pelican scored four runs in...

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