Fallen war hero honored
Major General Larry Shellito, head of Minnesota’s Department of Veterans Affairs, was awestruck that tiny Park Rapids staged a “phenomenal tribute” to honor a fallen war hero that time nearly forgot.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/23/2012
Residents slowly begin to conserve water
As Park Rapids heads into its second week of a water prohibition campaign, city officials want to make sure residents are getting the message to cut back watering.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/23/2012
Slipper with a pin-striped lining
Yellow lady’s slippers, the funky cousin of the pink state flower, are popping up all over the forest floors, resplendent in Golden Gopher colors.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/23/2012
BOA grapples with how to enforce no-sleeping quarters
If a Board of Adjustment decision Monday were to be enforced, Hubbard County would have to hire a platoon of pajama police. It’s not gonna happen.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/23/2012
Candidates filing for office, setting up interesting races
One day into candidate filings, long-time Hubbard County commissioner Lyle Robinson already is facing opposition.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/23/2012
Formula puts child protection funds at risk
A new formula allocating funds for the protection of children and vulnerable adults has Hubbard County officials concerned it could cause more government intrusion into families’ lives and result in fewer dollars to counties that take a more cautious approach.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/19/2012
Board approves CUP, dock slips for Upper Bottle resort
The Hubbard County Board unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit for the former Wambolt’s Resort on Upper Bottle Lake with 15 cabins in the first tier of development plus 28 dock slips.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/19/2012
Timber policy tested by aesthetics
The political nature of Hubbard County’s forestry policy came to light Wednesday during discussion of a tract proposed for sale at the June timber sale.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/19/2012
91 degrees causes Park Rapids to swelter
Park Rapids hit 91 degrees Friday just before 4 p.m. Those oppressive conditions persisted until early evening, when a cooler front rolled through packing lightning, thunder and brief periods of torrential rain throughout Hubbard County.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/19/2012
Park Rapids hero honored in Medal of Honor ceremony
Flags crisply flapped in a hot breeze Friday afternoon as a real American hero was honored at a Park Rapids cemetery.Park Rapids Enterprise, 05/18/2012
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