Pelican Rapids News

Schools in Pelican Rapids and Perham are bracing for a new round of budget cuts after residents voted against proposed operating levies Tuesday.

Lowering the level of Pelican Rapids-area Lake Olaf by discharging lake water toward the Pelican River wona t begin until after archaeology tests for bone fragments and other artifacts are completed.

One year after the defeat of an operating levy referendum, the Pelican Rapids School District is asking voters to reconsider.

The number of students missing school due to flu-like symptoms is down, compared to earlier in the season, according to area school administrators.

When Tia Thysell first began student teaching at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center as a student at the University of Minnesota - Morris, she knew she had found what she was looking for.

With cool temperatures expected this weekend, it may be time to take advantage of some of the indoor activities around town.

Date : Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:07:14 +0500 AFTER RUIN IN IRAQ, A NEW MINNESOTA LIFE BEGINS By Douglas McGill Twin Cities Plane October 05, 2009 Raad Ghareeb uses the phrase "below zero" quite a bit, but not in the way that Minnesotans employ it during our frozen winter months.

A Pelican Rapids man was killed Saturday when he lost control of his vehicle along County Highway 9. Petro Pribyschchuk, 39, was traveling south toward Pelican Rapids when his 2005 Nissan passenger car went off a curve in the road, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriffa s Office.

Pelican Rapids will host its 25th annual Crop walk Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. at Maplewood State Park east of Pelican Rapids.

Two people are facing controlled substance charges after authorities found methamphetamine in their Fergus Falls apartment.

World-record flag line highlights emotional day at Camp Ripley. Click here for full report.

Members of the Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association and Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations know that invasive species will be the main concern as the groups close out 2009 and prepare for 2010.

A proposed recreational vehicle campground that has been tied up for two years in government agencies and court was denied by the Otter Tail County Board Tuesday.

Last season's close games aside, there's no real reason to believe the Vikings won't beat the Lions .

Court documents show that a Fargo homebuilder who admitted to trying to bilk his father-in-law out of more than $100,000 has been ordered to pay $24,000 in restitution.

Zebra mussels have been found in another Minnesota lake -- the fifth this year and the first in the Red River watershed in northwestern Minnesota.

Two dogs will be seized from their owner in Pelican Rapids and euthanized after they bit a woman while she was walking by.

Todd Turner from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service holds up a string of zebra mussels take off the shell of a Higgins Eye Pearly mussel -- earlier in the day -- at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St.

Swine flu is expected to cause a worse-than-normal flu season, although only a small fraction of the number of swine flu cases will be reported.

Ita s that time of year when people look forward to seeing the variety of fall colors at Maplewood State Park east of Pelican Rapids.