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    County Commissioner Wayne Johnson explains to Rotary Club members why county officials learned about the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme from news reports rather than from state officials.

    County commissioner addresses state fraud conce...

    ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‰๐’๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ญ๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’˜๐’”, ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†-๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š...

    County commissioner addresses state fraud conce...
    ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‰๐’๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ญ๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’˜๐’”, ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†-๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š...
    Peasley, Salazar go to State!

    ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐-๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐–๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ...

    Pelican Rapids High School Vikings wrestlers are heading to the Minnesota State High School...

    ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐-๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐–๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ...
    Pelican Rapids High School Vikings wrestlers are heading to the Minnesota State High School...
    The Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band played โ€œThe Star-Spangled Banner.โ€ The saxophone sextet features, from left, Julie Zajac, soprano sax, Erhard area, Cathy Keogh, SSGT, Moorhead, US Army, retired 188th Army Band, alto saxophone, Lawrence Woodbury, Brigadier General, Fargo, Retired, USAF, alto sax, Mike Nettestad, Sgt, Pelican Rapids, Vietnam War era veteran. USAF, baritone saxophone, Brad Schmidt, West Fargo, tenor sax, David Puetz, Lieutenant, Frazee, Vietnam War veteran, Naval aviator, tenor sax.

    Pelican honors veterans at patriotic doubleheader

    Pelican honors veterans at patriotic doubleheader
    Example of whole-room mainframe computer systems that were installed in the 80s before servers became rack-mount or the size of desktop computers.    									PHOTOโ€ˆVIA PEXELS

    ยญยญ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚...

    Commissioner Wayne Johnson talks about updating stateโ€™s 50 year-old computer software to improve...

    ยญยญ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚...
    Commissioner Wayne Johnson talks about updating stateโ€™s 50 year-old computer software to improve...
    The 2014 Pelican Rapids High School Lady Vikings basketball team.

    Do You Remember When? 2014-15 girls basketball ...

    The Pelican Rapids High School Lady Vikings basketball team had fun with this team photo, posing...

    Do You Remember When? 2014-15 girls basketball ...
    The Pelican Rapids High School Lady Vikings basketball team had fun with this team photo, posing...
    Morgan Korf jumps for the layup as she led the Vikings with 18 points.

    Lady Vikes defeat Barnesville in Heart Oโ€™ Lakes...

    The Pelican Rapids Lady Vikes hosted the Barnesville Trojans on Feb. 29 in a girls-boys...

    Lady Vikes defeat Barnesville in Heart Oโ€™ Lakes...
    The Pelican Rapids Lady Vikes hosted the Barnesville Trojans on Feb. 29 in a girls-boys...
    Elementary student Livi Januszewski was excited to show off her teamโ€™s program that was recently signed by the PRHS boys basketball team.

    Pelican Rapids students net boys Vikes autographs

    Pelican Rapids students net boys Vikes autographs
    Mark and Mara Davis.

    Read Press From Afar: Blowing Rock visit brings...

    Mark and Mara Davis spent three-weeks in Tennessee last fall, where they spent time with family...

    Read Press From Afar: Blowing Rock visit brings...
    Mark and Mara Davis spent three-weeks in Tennessee last fall, where they spent time with family...
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    County Commissioner Wayne Johnson explains to Rotary Club members why county officials learned about the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme from news reports rather than from state officials. County commissioner addresses state fraud concerns to Pelican...
    February 26, 2026
    ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‰๐’๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ญ๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’˜๐’”, ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†-๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’‘When a small town like Pelican Rapids...
    Peasley, Salazar go to State! ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐-๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐–๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž
    February 26, 2026
    Pelican Rapids High School Vikings wrestlers are heading to the Minnesota State High School League tournament in St. Paul Feb. 26 at the Grand...
    Printed Paper Online
    February 26, 2026

    Area
    Supreme Court rules Trump overstepped on tariffs - Minnesota...
    February 26, 2026
    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs President Trump instituted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 are unconstitutional. The 6-3...
    Ask a Trooper Dimming bright lights
    February 26, 2026
    Question: Can you write about the laws on headlights on when they are to be used? It would probably be a good idea to mention the rules of dimming oneโ€™s bright...
    O Brother, Where Art Plow? MnDOT announces winners of Name a...
    February 26, 2026
    Oh, For Sleetโ€™s Sake and Flurrious George are the top vote-getters in the Minnesota Department of Transportationโ€™s Name a Snowplow contest and will soon join our fleet of...
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    Peasley, Salazar go to State! ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐-๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐–๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž
    February 26, 2026
    Pelican Rapids High School Vikings wrestlers are heading to the Minnesota State High School League tournament in St. Paul Feb. 26 at the Grand...
    The Puzzle Hustlers won the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Libraryโ€™s puzzle competition Saturday, solving their puzzle in just 52 minutes. The team of Leah Studsrud, Jill Beyer, Dan Beyer, and Nichole Albright was among 15 teams competing in the sold-out fundraiser. Friends of Pelican Rapids Library raise $1,700 at new 'Missing...
    February 26, 2026
    The Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library hosted a sold-out puzzle competition Saturday that brought the community together while raising more than...
    Moonlit hikes and campfire chili: Free winter adventure at...
    February 26, 2026
    Visitors can hike, snowshoe, or ski illuminated trails at Maplewood State Park during a free evening event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2026. The outing features two...
    Obituaries
    Donald D. Moberg Donald D. Moberg
    February 19, 2026
    Donald โ€œDonโ€ Moberg, 88, of Perham, Minnesota, died January 29, 2026, at Perham Living Nursing Home.Donald Dale Moberg was born June 23, 1937, in...
    David Kenneth Sather David Kenneth Sather
    February 19, 2026
    David Sather, 62, of Pelican Rapids, died unexpectedly but peacefully at home on February 1, 2026. Funeral services will be held at Grove Lake...
    Opinions
    The View FROM HEREAn illegal tax, an unfair refund: How tariffs...
    February 26, 2026
    Most of us in Pelican Rapids donโ€™t spend our evenings reading trade law. Weโ€™re trying to keep kids in shoes that fit, fix whatever just broke in...
    Unlawful Tariffs
    February 26, 2026
    When people care, they wonโ€™t be divided
    February 26, 2026
    Weโ€™d just left a meeting where 20 people sat around a table and discussed ways to help folks who were afraid to leave their homes. We were heading home through a snowstorm,...
    Public Notices
    STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL
    February 26, 2026
    DISTRICT COURTSEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCourt File No.: 56-PR-25-3016ย Estate of DELORES MARIE OLESON also known as Delores M. Oleson, Decedent.ย  ย NOTICE OF INFORMALย PROBATE...
    Star Lake TOWNSHIP NOTICE OFโ€ˆANNUALโ€ˆMEETING
    February 26, 2026
    Notice is hereby given to all STAR LAKE TOWNSHIP residents of the Annual Town Board Election to be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Star Lake Town Hall located at...
    PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF PELICAN RAPIDS
    February 26, 2026
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    Sports
    Elementary student Livi Januszewski was excited to show off her teamโ€™s program that was recently signed by the PRHS boys basketball team. Pelican Rapids students net boys Vikes autographs
    February 26, 2026
    Pelican Boys score big against Park Rapids
    February 26, 2026
    The Pelican Rapids boys basketball team traveled to Park Rapids Feb. 18 for a Heart Oโ€™ Lakes conference game versus the Panthers.ย A quick start for the Vikings gave them an...
    Above Ethan Isaman puts up a jumper on his way to a 10-point night for Pelican Rapids. Vikings defeat Barnesville in hard-fought finish
    February 26, 2026
    The Vikings boys hosted conference rival Barnesville in front of a big home crowd on Feb. 20. The Trojans held early leads of 8-4 and 15-11, but...
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