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One festival, many cultures: Pelican Rapids celebrates diversity

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One festival, many cultures: Pelican Rapids celebrates diversity

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Dancers, music, artists, crafts and a crowd ready to share the day, filled the park lawn on June 14.Read Article

Track and Field: WDC sends 2 to state

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Track and Field: WDC sends 2 to state

PELICAN RAPIDS — Wadena-Deer Creek’s Amber Collins won the 400-meter dash in 59.07 Thursday, May 29, at the Section 6-1A Finals to return to the Class 1A state meet. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale’s Brady Rach won the 800 run in 1:59.11 with Wadena-Deer Creek’s Grant Nelson finishing second. Both advanced to the state meet. Rach also won the 1600 in 4:22.5. BHV’s 4x800 relay of Miette Hansel, Miller, Piper Dean and Lezah Dean finished second. WDC’s Owe…Read Article

Koltes crowned Section 6A champion

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Koltes crowned Section 6A champion

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PELICAN RAPIDS, MINN. — Mariah Koltes was the only Cowgirl or Cowboy to punch her ticket to the state meet, Thursday, May 29, 2025.Read Article

Area Track and Field: Pillager’s Metz wins 3 events

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PELICAN RAPIDS — Pillager’s Violette Metz won the 200-meter dash in 25.32 and the 300 hurdles in 44.65 and anchored the Huskies' first-place 4x100 relay Thursday, May 29, at the Section 6-1A Finals. Staples-Motley’s Audrey Brownell won the 1600 in 5:03.99 and the 3200 in 11:12.97. Wadena-Deer Creek’s Amber Collins won the 400 dash in 59.07. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale’s 4x800 relay of Miette Hansel, Miller, Piper Dean and Lezah Dean finished second. …Pelican Rapids · Pelican Rapids Read Article

Perham joins Otter Express Joint Powers Board

PERHAM — The Perham City Council approved forming the Otter Express Joint Powers Board with Pelican Rapids, Fergus Falls and Otter Tail County during its meeting on Monday, May 12. The council was informed in late February that Productive Alternatives planned to end the service. A representative from the Otter Express said that if a joint powers board were formed, then it could apply for grant funding so the public transportation buses could con…Pelican Rapids · Pelican Rapids Read Article

Girls golf finishes in 4th place at Pelican Rapids

PELICAN RAPIDS — The Perham girls golf team returned to the links for a Heart O' Lakes Conference meet at Birchwood Golf Course on Tuesday, April 29. The Yellowjackets finished in fourth place with a team score of 387. Senior Aubry Zimmerman shot a 9-over-par 79, finishing with the second-best score of the meet. Hawley's Sophie Cook claimed the top spot with a, 8-over-par 78. Freshman Brooklyn Glovigen ended the afternoon in 11th place with a 24…Golf · Pelican Rapids Read Article

Construction project to begin on I-94

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(FARGO, ND) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation is announcing the start of the I-94/Red River Structure Repair Project. Work will include comprehensive structural repairs, an installation of bridge deck overlays and replacement of guardrails. The project will enhance traffic flow, improve safety measures and extend the bridge’s lifespan. Traffic impacts are expected throughout the project, which is likely to finish up in October. Beg…Pelican Rapids · Pelican Rapids See the Story

Employee fired then arrested for trespassing

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An employee who was terminated at a Pelican Rapids agricultural plant and refused to leave the premises was arrested and taken to the Otter Tail County Detention Center on April 15.Pelican Rapids · Pelican Rapids Read Article

Private flight reunites Minnesota family of girl fighting rare disease

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FARGO — Having a child with a complex medical condition, a Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, woman is grateful the trip home from her daughter’s treatment was as trouble-free as it gets. Jalyn Wolford, almost 2 years old, and her mother, Karla Wolford, flew on a private jet from Pennsylvania to the Fargo Jet Center on Wednesday, April 9, greeted by dozens of friends and family members. They've been away for five months at a Pittsburgh children’s hospit…Pelican Rapids · Pelican Rapids See the Story

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