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Erhard area native Danny Anderson is an elite, professional mechanic with an international motorcycle team—for the Italian manufacturer Ducati. Among the job benefits—travel to Europe.
Anderson is pictured here during his current business trip to Italy for Ducati, while enjoying sightseeing in Italy on Jan 31.

Elite Ducati ‘Superbike’ mechanic Anderson in Italy—for work and play

February 5, 2026

Erhard native enjoys sight-seeing—plus some serious monkey-wrench work on manufacturer’s exclusive motorcycle racing machines For rural Erhard...

Townships look for guidance for legalization of cannabis

Another township in the weeds over cannabis rules: Scambler...

January 29, 2026

In lakes country, where just about everything has a shoreline and a rule attached to it, cannabis laws are proving harder to pin down than a dock...

Printed Paper Online

February 5, 2026

Heart of the Lakes Trail map.

30-mile trail connecting two Minnesota cities earns county top...

February 5, 2026

Otter Tail County has been named the winner of the 2025 Minnesota County Engineers Association (MCEA) Special Project of the Year award for the...

Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum

$939k approved for new trail connecting Fergus Falls to Maplewood Park

February 5, 2026

Grants from the state of Minnesota sales tax revenue from the Legacy Amendment, approved by state voters in 2008, will be used by Otter Tail County...

ASK A TROOPER: Car seats that comply with the law

February 5, 2026

Question: I want to make sure my child is safe in the car, but I’ve heard that some car seats sold online are fake or don’t meet U.S. safety standards. How can I tell if a...

Larry's

Vikings slip to fourth at Math League meet

February 5, 2026

The Pelican Rapids Vikings finished fourth at the fourth meet of the Minnesota Junior High School Mathematics League, dropping from their first-place tie heading into the...

The Pelican Rapids Valkyries will be hosting a Valkarie Extravaganza Feb 7.

PRHS Valkyries earn 5th in High Kick, 10th in Jazz

February 5, 2026

The Valkyries concluded their competition season at the Section 4A Competition this past weekend. The dance team earned a 5th-place finish in High...

Congratulations to all Pelican Rapids Honor Roll Recipients.

PELICAN RAPIDS VIKINGS HONOR ROLL 2025-2026

February 5, 2026

Honor Roll RecipientsGrade 12 - A Ally Birger Andrew Checco de Souza Hunter Hanson Braden Henkes Dylan Hoadley Maclain Hovland Ifrah Khalif Morgan...

January 29, 2026

Steven Alfred Dennis, age69 of Pelican Rapids, MN wasborn April 15, 1956, inRollette, ND was sent to hiseternal home on January 10,2026, at Sanford...

Christina Rae Nord

January 29, 2026

It is with profound sadness that the family of Christina (Tina) Nord announces her passing on January 20, 2026. Tina was born on June 21, 1971, in...

James A. "Jim" Gray

January 29, 2026

OCALA – James A. “Jim” Gray, age 75, of Ocala, Florida, and formerly of Trimont and Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, and Westboro, Wisconsin, passed away...

Pelican Rapids Mayor Brent Fazier.

From the pen of the Mayor: The power of showing up for those...

February 5, 2026

Creating safety through neighborly watch, careWe are all in need of companionship.“It is not good for man to be alone; I will make him a helper...

Speaking to Minnesota journalists Thursday, Governor Tim Walz defended the adversarial relationship between press and government, telling the audience that elected officials “damn sure better defend your right to beat them up every single day because that’s where the truth comes out.” The governor addressed immigration enforcement and government transparency despite arriving fresh from the dentist’s chair.

The View FROM HERE: Walz delivers post-dental speech with unusual...

February 5, 2026

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz showed up to Thursday’s Minnesota Newspaper Association luncheon fresh from the dentist’s chair—numbed jaw and all—yet...

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.

No, they're not all paid professional, crazy activists in the streets

February 5, 2026

Meagan Quinn doesn’t consider herself to be a crazy, radical, leftie activist.The 32-year-old St. Paul, Minn., resident and small business owner,...

Public Notice: STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL DISTRICT...

February 5, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF OTTER TAILDISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.:56-PR-26-160In Re: Estate of David L. Boese, Decedent.NOTICE...

Norwegian Grove TOWNSHIP: NOTICE OF ...

February 5, 2026

Absentee voting will be available for eligible voters as follows: To have a ballot mailed to you: Call 1-218-841-4861 February 6 - March 6, 2026 by appointment only: Call...

Norwegian Grove TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF ANNUAL BOARD BUDGET REVIEW AND...

February 5, 2026

The Norwegian Grove Township will hold the annual Board of Audit and Budget Review at Mary Bongers’ Home at 14620 County Highway 30, Pelican Rapids, MN on Thursday,...

Pelican Girls fall short vs. Perham despite valiant effort

February 5, 2026

The Pelican Rapids Vikings traveled to Perham on Tuesday night for a Heart O’ Lakes Conference matchup and came up just short, falling to the Perham Yellowjackets...

Treyd Dokken’s 3-point barrage powers Vikings past Ada-Borup-West...

February 5, 2026

Off the bench, Dokken nearly breaks Pelican boys basketball school recordThe Pelican Rapids Vikings played host to the Ada-Borup-West Cougars on Tuesday night at the Al...

Vikings surge late in game for key HOL road win versus Staples-Motley

February 5, 2026

Thursday night, Pelican Rapids hit the road in a makeup game at Staples-Motley. This was an important Heart O’ Lakes (HOL) conference game, with...

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