By Louis Hoglund Pelican Rapids Press Maplewood State Park is the ultimately logical place for Bill Anderson to serve as park manager. Maple trees, maple leaves, maple syrup, and almost anything else maple have been a constant for Anderson. In fact, he arrived for duty just in time for the annual Maplewood-Vergas maple syrup festival, coming up on… Read More

Tickets and hospitality options on sale Monday The 3M Open is once again delivering world-class golf and entertainment! Tickets and hospitality packages for Minnesota’s only PGA TOUR event go on sale this Monday, April 7—and this year, fans are in for an extra treat. Tournament officials announced today that multi-platinum Curb Records recording artist and country… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams A steady stream of kids ages 3-7 got to experience a life-sized Candyland board game all weekend at the Event Center in Frazee. The full-size board game is the creation of Nelaina Daggett, owner of The Preschool Academy of Detroit Lakes. Daggett was joined in sponsorship by The Frazee Area Community Club… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A business call between realtor Mike Carlson and Mike Summers of Summers Construction about building a few pole barns took a turn and that conversation began a two-month process of three area families purchasing both Summers Construction and the Design Center in Vergas. “It started with a phone call from Mike Carlson looking… Read More

Kids will get to experience a life-sized Candyland board game By Robert Williams Editor Feedback received by the Frazee Area Community Club stated members of the community are very interested in building a splashpad for children. The pad is tentatively slated to be added to Hank Ludtke Park, but is likely a plan that is three… Read More

Expansion of Pelican firefighting capacity to highly developed shoreline areas discussed By Louis Hoglund Pelican Rapids Press Growing up to be a fireman has been a dream of kids for generations—until they grow up.  When they become adult taxpayers, their firefighter dreams may have faded, but they just might start scrutinizing government expenses—like fire protection.  Those are two challenges facing a long-shot… Read More

Family Resource Center grants awarded in NYM Pelican Rapids By Robert Williams Editor After 41 1/2 years of dedicated service to Otter Tail County, Wayne Stein will retire as Auditor-Treasurer on Monday, March 31. Stein has served the county, ensuring financial oversight, election integrity, and property tax administration with dedicated professionalism. During Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting,… Read More

Cannabis registration fees added to city schedule By Robert Williams Editor Spring cleanup will return this year in Frazee, according to the latest meeting of the city council on Wednesday, March 26. “This summer, without any big street projects going on, we’ll get it squeezed in there,” said Public Works Supervisor Larry Stephenson. The cleanup day is going… Read More

Crashed light aircraft pilot rescued from remote swamp A local conservation officer who “literally gave the shirt off his back” to an accident victim who was near death from hypothermia has been honored by the Minnesota DNR.  A total of 18 individuals and one dog were recognized by the DNR Enforcement Division in February for their… Read More

More than 400 structures in rural Minnesota will soon have high-speed internet access as Arvig plans to invest recently awarded grants from the state’s Broadband Line Extension Connection Program in a last-mile fiber-to-the-home project. Arvig was awarded grants totaling $3,303,607 from the Line Extension program after submitting successful lowest-cost bids to serve 406 locations.  The locations and… Read More