Pelican Rapids

Pelican Rapids defeated United Clay Becker 51-21 in the season-opening wrestling dual for both teams Tuesday night in Hawley. Sander O’Connell got the Badgers off to a 3-0 lead winning his 106-pound match 3-1 over the Vikings’ Austin Simpson. Pelican Rapids took the next...

PELICAN RAPIDS — Severe cold may have been a factor in the death of a woman whose body was found Monday near Pelican Rapids. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Jamie Fox, 27, of Pelican Rapids. Her body was found near outbuildings near the intersection...

Explosives found in a home north of Pelican Rapids were removed and detonated in a field near there Friday. The explosives were found in the attic of a farmhouse near 460th Street, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said. Relatives of a recently deceased family member were...

Zarek Reiff rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown and Nathan Blaufuss scored twice to lead Breckenridge (4-4) over Pelican Rapids (4-4) in the final Heart O’ Lakes Classic Conference game for both clubs Thursday at Fargodome. Breckenridge scored 21 unanswered points en route to...

The 6-1 Frazee Hornets unloaded on Pelican Rapids missing the school record for points scored by two and both teams combined for 102 points in a 68-34 offensive bombardment and special teams shootout Friday night at Frazee in Heart O' Lakes Classic Conference action. “I am flat...

PELICAN RAPIDS — The Detroit Lakes volleyball team snapped a three-game skid getting back to winning ways with a 3-0 sweep of the Vikings Tuesday evening in non-conference action on the road. Alyssa Austin had her biggest game of the season recording a game-high 15 kills and...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – A four-day school week for students and teachers is going by the wayside in the Pelican Rapids School District, despite mostly positive reviews. “I’m a little bit surprised, because we’ve had such high approval ratings from parents,” said Superintendent...

A Pelican Rapids woman suffered serious injuries in a head-on collision Saturday evening on Highway 59 in Otter Tail County. The driver of the other car, an Elk River teen, was also injured. Jacquelyn K. Burrows, 63, of Pelican Rapids suffered what the State Patrol calls “serious...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – Pelican Rapids senior Ryan Bruggeman committed to Southwest Minnesota State to play basketball Thursday. Bruggeman’s decision came down to SMSU and Minnesota State Moorhead. Bruggeman averaged 26.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in his senior season...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – The death of a 4-year-old Pelican Rapids girl, who fell ill after becoming infected with a dangerous strain of E. coli bacteria, was an isolated case, a health official said Monday. Sophia Amy Odens started having flu-like symptoms Feb. 5, and she was...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – Alyson Brenna scored 18 points as Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton defeated Pelican Rapids 75-71 in overtime in a Minnesota Class 2A Section 8 girls basketball tournament game Thursday. Lincoln Haiby scored a game-high 33 points for the Vikings. Half: PR 28,...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – Ryan Bruggeman scored 30 of his 33 points in the second half of Pelican Rapids’ 68-43 victory over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton in a Minnesota Class 2A, Section 8 South sub-section boys basketball quarterfinal Thursday. Zack Nelson led the Rebels with 22...

Pelican Rapids girls basketball team was 18-2 and ranked No. 9 in Minnesota Class 2A heading into Saturday’s game with Park Rapids. The Vikings not only lost Saturday’s game, but lost leading scorer Mackenzie Korf for the season to a torn ACL. Korf, a sophomore, was averaging...