The cost of electricity is going up. That’s the bottom line. Everywhere. For more than 30,000 Lake Region Electric Cooperative customers, it will...

Do you lock your car doors in the church parking lot before you go inside for Sunday services?If not—you may want to start.Like many rural areas in “Minnesota Nice”...

Two teenage sisters from Pelican Rapids, Olivia and Madilyn Johnson, made a strong showing at the Under Age 18 National Curling Championships, held...

The secret to a long life? Well, since the word “secret” is defined as “something meant to be kept unknown,” 100-year-old LaVerne Hanson takes the...

A cursory reading of the Pelican Rapids Schools’ Dress Code Policy indicates an attempt to allow free speech and personal expression through...

The Fargo-Moorhead Acro Team will be making its third appearance in Pelican Rapids Jan. 9. The acrobatic team will be performing at half-time of...

Dancers from the Pelican Rapids Just For Kix Program and the Pelican High School Valkyries experienced the spectacle of a college football bowl...

Tim Thompson has submitted his resignation as Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) CEO, effective Feb. 27.Thompson joined LREC in 2007 and has...

Have you received unsolicited mobile text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link that indicates a USPS delivery requires a response from you?  A number of people...

The economy was crawling slowly out of recession in 2011, when Erhard’s Grace Lutheran Church first set the table on Christmas day. “Holiday season...

It was an unseasonably warm Christmas Day in the area, which provided the perfect opportunity for people to visit the “Peteyville” holiday light...

It’s been said that you can take the boy off the farm, but you can’t take the farm out of the boy. The same can be said of teaching. And...

Exciting changes are on the horizon for Pelican Rapids as The Youth’s Leadership Team and The Bridge Center work together to create growth,...

The Friends of the Library Book Trailer wrapped up another successful year, overcoming road construction to attract visitors for book shopping and donations.Volunteers...

Inadequate state funding of education, teacher shortages, declining school enrollment...a long list of public education issues were outlined for...