Park Rapids Enterprise

A new "pop-up pantry" plans to have its first distribution Wednesday, May 23 at the Laporte School. Ruby's Pantry is a faith-based volunteer organization with approximately 67 locations across rural Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There are already Ruby's Pantry distributions monthly...

A father and 4-year-old son drowned Saturday on Hart Lake, according to a Hubbard County Sheriff's Office news release. On May 19 at 1:26 p.m., the sheriff's office received a call that two kayakers had overturned and had not returned to the surface. Hart Lake is located in Lakeport...

A gravel pit's conditions in northern Hubbard County drew ire from County Commissioner Cal Johannsen at Tuesday's board meeting. Hubbard County public works officials, the sheriff, Johannsen and neighboring landowners visited the gravel pit last week. It's located at County 118,...

Hubbard County Attorney Jonathan Frieden returned to the county board Tuesday to report his findings about Vacationaire Resort's sign. The sign is located within County Highway 89's right-of-way. Both the county sign ordinance and Minnesota Statute prohibit private signs within rights-of-ways....

Editor's note: The following is a correction and update to an article that ran in Saturday's Enterprise. The Enterprise regrets the error. Chelsey Lizakowski, 22, of Lake George pleaded guilty to public nuisance, not overwork/mistreatment of animals as reported in the May 12 edition...

The Akeley Regional Community Center (ARCC) hopes to open a women's shelter in the brick building that was formerly the Akeley School by 2020. Larry Holm, chairman of the ARCC board of directors, shared a little about their plans at Wednesday's Akeley City Council meeting. He said...

Janette Bower will be taking over the administration of the Wadena City Government May 29 replacing Brad Swenson, who has held the job since 1988. Swenson, who has worked for the city more than 43 years, was a clerk and the city finance director prior to taking over the administrator's...

Exceptions to an administrative law judge's recommendation that the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline follow the existing route across Minnesota were filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday. Enbridge and several northern Minnesota bands, including the...