For the last five years, I have been on a journey of change, being called to attend Luther Seminary in order to become an ordained Pastor of Word...

Question: I know the distracted driving law has been around for a while now, but can you please talk about it some more? Answer: Driver distraction or inattention is a...

Question: I thought I heard something about a new law in regards to caretaker information included on driver’s license or identification card record. Do you have any...

Baseball is an odd sport—with weird traditions, quirky rules, nicknames, and superstitions. Spitballs, infield fly rules, knuckleballs, sliders, hit and runs, bullpens,...

The annual corn feed, hosted by American Legion Post 17 and  Legion baseball players, is a “autumn’s eve” highlight in the Pelican area.  The tradition continued Aug. 21,...

The book that Farm Bureau doesn’t want you to read: “Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America”.Based on the information available, the statement...

A nonpartisan group of local residents has been getting together to try to understand the current chaos in our federal government. We are especially concerned with the...

The final 16 years of my working life were in the Pentagon. Four of those years completed a nearly 25-year career as an active-duty member of the Air Force, and then 12...

On August 18, 2025, President Trump posted a lengthy statement on Truth Social outlining his plans to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines before the 2026 midterm...

The “political season” gets longer every election cycle, as candidates announce early and begin campaigning—nearly two years ahead of the election,...

It is nice to see that the story of Minnesota Woman, the skeleton found in 1931 below what is now Hwy 59, still resonates with the community. The mural on the wall of the...

A professor and author with a global outlook, plus strong connections to the area, spoke on the unique relationship between the U.S. and...

Changes are generally not known to be fast-moving from beginning to end, and most of the time, we don’t even see their beginnings. It’s pretty tough to know when any war...

We Fest of 2025 came and went in a hurry! So, do the Country & Western festivities at We Fest near Detroit Lakes have any effect on Pelican Rapids?  We do see some of...

President Trump thinks he wants peace ... yet he wants everyone to be enemies in our country.By getting rid of Medicaid & EBT (food stamps), he is forcing everyone to...