The 2026 Fire Department draft budget remains mostly unchanged from 2025, after accounting for the sale of a firetruck in 2025 and new lease payments in 2026. Fire calls...

100 years ago, September 3, 1925• Oak Lodge Guests Sing Its Praises"Wichita's own summer resort." The title might well be applied to Oak Lodge,...

A rural Pelican Rapids man who was the focus of a missing person alert, was found Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 2.Richard Evenson and his vehicle were...

The redevelopment of the former Family Dollar store has passed Phase I, with the opening of the Wishy Washy laundromat.A dozen brand new washers...

“Should we burn every bridge, or try to build a few?” This is the question Eric Osberg, DFL candidate for Congressional District 7, asked himself...

The feeling of security, a full stomach, and a roof over one’s head are ingredients of a life that we all endeavor to have.  Yes, we all function better when life is calm...

For more than 125 years, folks have been reading The Press in Pelican Rapids, at the farm, at the lake... and beyond!The Pelican Rapids Press is...

A cell phone tower near Highway 34 and Tamarack Lake will be the focus of a public hearing at the Scambler Town Hall September 17, 6:15 p.m.The communications tower plan...

Rev. Beth Monke, who recently completed her seminar training at Luther Seminary, is the newly called pastor at Grove Lake Lutheran Church.  Her...

The 28th Annual Oktoberfest is October 9-11, throughout the Pelican Rapids lakes area. For nearly three decades, the Oktoberfest committee has invited the public to three...

With a few cool days and a dry stretch of weather this past week, the 2025 Pelican Rapids Complete Streets Project was “in full gear.”1st Avenue NW...

Pelican Rapids High School Homecoming falls early this year, starting with the announcement of Homecoming court candidates Friday, September 5.Homecoming week launches...

I read the article about the shooting death of Rodne Gilberts at a Pelican Rapids gas station in  1954. (In the August 14 Pelican Rapids Press.)...

The PRHS class of 1960 held their 65th year class reunion at the VFW Pelican Rapids August 15, 2025 with twenty classmates attending.  Sitting...

 Numerous donations have been received by the Pelican Rapids Public Schools, as listed at school board meetings this summer.  An enterprising pair, Harper and Beckett...