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    Mason and Cassie Bakken with their 14-month-old daughter Tomi at Thanksgiving.­­­­­

    Pelican community rallies for family with newb...

    Mason and Cassie Bakken were expecting twins and thrilled about welcoming two more children to...

    Pelican community rallies for family with newb...
    Mason and Cassie Bakken were expecting twins and thrilled about welcoming two more children to...
    Pictured from left: Ryan Huseby, Warren Forsgren (Scout), Corbin Steuber (Scout),  Wyatt Haiby, and Brian Borgen 

PHOTO COURTESY LARYSSA NELSON

    Cub Scouts brave snow to thank firefighters at ...

    Two years after re-vitalizing the Scouts programs in Pelican, the Scouts continue to volunteer...

    Cub Scouts brave snow to thank firefighters at ...
    Two years after re-vitalizing the Scouts programs in Pelican, the Scouts continue to volunteer...
    What is the historical background of our beloved Santa Claus? 
Learn about  the religious figure who cared for the 
poor and the children in the earliest times of Christianity...
The original Jolly Old St. Nick

    The real St. Nicholas and third-century bishop...

    Long before the red suit, reindeer, white beard, and the North Pole, the story of Santa Claus...

    The real St. Nicholas and third-century bishop...
    Long before the red suit, reindeer, white beard, and the North Pole, the story of Santa Claus...
    Association of Minnesota Counties President and Dakota County Commisioner Mike Slavik, Amy Johnson, Workforce Navigator Amy Baldwin, County Devlopment Director; Sarah Schake, Project Manager

    Otter Tail County receives statewide economic d...

    Otter Tail County has announced that its Empowered Worker Program has been selected as the...

    Otter Tail County receives statewide economic d...
    Otter Tail County has announced that its Empowered Worker Program has been selected as the...
    Rev. Devlyn Brooks

    Beauty of Christmas amidst everyday chaos

    Comfortably slumped in an uncomfortable wooden chair, listening to the four young adults joyfully...

    Beauty of Christmas amidst everyday chaos
    Comfortably slumped in an uncomfortable wooden chair, listening to the four young adults joyfully...
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    Mission Complete: Pelican Lake’s Castaway Club ...

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) fined the Young Life Castaway Club (YLCC) in 2024...

    Mission Complete: Pelican Lake’s Castaway Club ...
    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) fined the Young Life Castaway Club (YLCC) in 2024...
    PJ Breen Press Special Correspondent and his family.

    A Christmas story Thanks to the Pelican school...

    With pride in his eyes, a high school senior told his teacher he had gotten a job. He was...

    A Christmas story Thanks to the Pelican school...
    With pride in his eyes, a high school senior told his teacher he had gotten a job. He was...
    Retiree Lewis Scott was one of the Rondo Brothers from the Twin Cities who attended what was then Moorhead State College (now MSUM) in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

    Do You Remember When?

    Lifelong impacts: Back when it was ‘Moorhead State College,’ black students were ‘new’ additions’...

    Do You Remember When?
    Lifelong impacts: Back when it was ‘Moorhead State College,’ black students were ‘new’ additions’...
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    Farming siblings, Landon Ohe, Marshall Ohe (with daughter Vivian), and Allison Berg, were awarded West Otter Tail “Conservationists of the Year”—likely the first time a brother-sister trio has earned the honor, which was presented Dec. 3 in Bloomington. Conservation: A family tradition; Sibling trio carries on Ohe farm...
    December 18, 2025
    Ohe’s Conservation LegacyEvery year, Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Minnesota recognize a local individual or group for their outstanding...
    While looking disastrous, no one was harmed as a bus traveling along 380th St. near Dent and Star Lake rolled over in the ditch — highlighting the risk of winter travel during storms in Minnesota. No injuries reported in school bus rollover in rural Dent, near...
    December 18, 2025
    A lone student in a big yellow bus had a winter thrill, when the school bus slipped into a ditch and rolled on its side last week during a...
    Printed Paper Online
    December 18, 2025

    Area
    A cat sniffing at a lily plant—lilies are especially toxic around the Easter season. Foods, medicines, plants that are surprisingly toxic for your cat
    December 24, 2025
    Your kitchen and living room may be full of hidden dangers for your feline friend—sometimes in foods and plants you’d never suspect.Household...
    US Postal Service: Clear snow around mailboxes
    December 24, 2025
    Winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, and icy condition warnings have been issued across portions of Minnesota.Postal officials are asking for the public’s...
    Association of Minnesota Counties President and Dakota County Commisioner Mike Slavik, Amy Johnson, Workforce Navigator Amy Baldwin, County Devlopment Director; Sarah Schake, Project Manager Otter Tail County receives statewide economic development award
    December 24, 2025
    Otter Tail County has announced that its Empowered Worker Program has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Economic Development...
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    Classifieds
    FREE CHRISTMAS KITTNES!
    December 24, 2025
    FREE: Xmas 5 kittens, 7 weeks old, using litter box, nice markings. Tonseth Lake Call (218) 671-5551.
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    December 24, 2025
     Miscellaneous CHOOSE EARTHLINK FIBER Internet for speeds up to 5 Gigs, no data caps, no throttling. Prices starting at $54.95. Plus, a $100 gift card when you make the...
    Lida TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF FILING
    December 18, 2025
    Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of Lida Township, Otter Tail County, State of Minnesota, that filing for town office will be held for a two week period beginning...
    Local
    Mason and Cassie Bakken with their 14-month-old daughter Tomi at Thanksgiving.­­­­­ Pelican community rallies for family with newborn twins in...
    December 24, 2025
    Mason and Cassie Bakken were expecting twins and thrilled about welcoming two more children to their family. But at 18 weeks of pregnancy, Cassie...
    What is the historical background of our beloved Santa Claus? 
Learn about  the religious figure who cared for the 
poor and the children in the earliest times of Christianity...
The original Jolly Old St. Nick The real St. Nicholas and third-century bishop who inspired Santa...
    December 24, 2025
    Long before the red suit, reindeer, white beard, and the North Pole, the story of Santa Claus began with a real-life bishop whose quiet generosity...
    Pictured from left: Ryan Huseby, Warren Forsgren (Scout), Corbin Steuber (Scout),  Wyatt Haiby, and Brian Borgen 

PHOTO COURTESY LARYSSA NELSON Cub Scouts brave snow to thank firefighters at Pelican Fire Hall
    December 24, 2025
    Two years after re-vitalizing the Scouts programs in Pelican, the Scouts continue to volunteer their time in fun, festive waysEven as snow blew and...
    Obituaries
    Sandra K. Rundle
    December 18, 2025
    Sandra “Sandy” K. Rundle Stack, 79, passed away onThursday, December 4, 2025, at Emmanuel Nursing Home,Detroit Lakes, MN, surrounded by her...
    Opinions
    Commentary on Christian Nationalism: Founding fathers were...
    December 18, 2025
    I read with some disappointment your recent article “Christian Nationalism” (published in Dec. 11 edition of the Press). The disappointment comes from the casual and...
    THE VIEW FROM HERE: 𝘼 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙋𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙨 : A community...
    December 18, 2025
    On weeks like this, it can feel as if two Pelican Rapids live side by side. One is the town where neighbors shovel each other’s sidewalks,...
    Public Notices
    PELICAN RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 25, 2025
    December 24, 2025
    -PELICAN RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESNOVEMBER 25, 2025Call to OrderMayor Mayor Frazier called the regular City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
    PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF FILINGS FOR TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS
    December 24, 2025
    Notice is hereby given that filings will open at 8 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2025 and will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday January 13, 2026 for the following offices at the...
    PUBLIC NOTICE: NORWEGIAN GROVE
    December 24, 2025
     Notice is hereby given, that a Town Election will be held in the Township of Norwegian Grove, Otter Tail County, State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 10th day of March...
    Sports
    Pelican girls take control to out-score Mahnomen-Waubun: Hovland,...
    December 24, 2025
    The Pelican Rapids girls basketball team put together a dominant first half and then held steady down the stretch to earn a 78–56 nonconference girls basketball victory...
    Winners’ stamp submissions for the 2025 DNR pheasant and turkey contests. Winners of the DNR pheasant, stamp contest named
    December 24, 2025
    Two Minnesota artists will have their work featured on future state hunting stamps, the Department of Natural Resources announced following its...
    Lady Vikings fall to rival DGF
    December 24, 2025
    The Pelican Rapids girls basketball team made the trip to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School Dec. 19 for a Heart O’ Lakes Conference matchup with the Rebels, but the...
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