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The Park Rapids Area High School building trades class constructs a house every year, and the school sells the house to recover costs to the program. This year's project sold for $14,000 over the cost. (Submitted photo)
Park Rapids School sells house built by students
The Park Rapids Area school board on Monday approved the sale of the house constructed by the building trades class to Dave and Arlene Sanders...
 News June 23, 2018 - 1:00pm
William Lee started work Monday as water quality resource specialist with the Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
William Lee joins SWCD staff
William Lee started work Monday with the Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District as a water quality resource specialist. Lee, 23,...
 News June 23, 2018 - 10:00am
Gloria Markkula, left, with the Menahga Museum visits with Helen Phalen at the booth for Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
First volunteer fair makes connections
A free volunteer fair Tuesday at Calvary Lutheran Church brought together approximately 75 current and potential volunteers for more than 20...
 News June 23, 2018 - 9:00am
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Paula Jensen of Longville crafted "Eagle Spirit," one of six new sculptures at Red Bridge Park. (Photos by Shannon Geisen/Enterprise)
Sculptures revealed at Red Bridge Park
Amid thunder claps and a steady downpour Saturday, the City of Park Rapids and Park Rapids Arts and Culture Commission officially opened the...
 News June 21, 2018 - 2:31pm
Census: Minnesota's diversity growth continues
ST. PAUL—Minnesota continues to grow more diverse, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The latest...
 News / government and politics June 21, 2018 - 8:55am
The new county transfer station will replace the existing one, which was constructed in 1987. (Diagram courtesy of Hubbard County Solid Waste Department)
Vercon awarded bid on county transfer station
The Hubbard County Board awarded bids for the new county transfer station last week. Vercon, Inc. of Menahga submitted the low bid of $3,261,977...
 News / government and politics June 16, 2018 - 9:00am
Six pickleball courts will replace unusued tennis courts at Heartland Park. At left, Sandy and Lanny Jones challenge Sue Jackson and Sherry Pusse in a friendly game of pickleball. A group plays three times a week. (Photos by Shannon Geisen/Enterprise)
Pickleball coming to Heartland Park
Heartland Park's tennis court soon will be converted into six pickleball courts. Last year, a group of local pickleball players approached the...
 News June 16, 2018 - 8:00am
Ahmed Ismail Yusuf (Submitted photo)
An afternoon with author Ahmed Ismail Yusuf
League of Women Voters Park Rapids Area (LWV) and Beagle and Wolf Books are excited to present "An Afternoon with Ahmed Ismail Yusuf." Yusuf...
 entertainment / books June 13, 2018 - 3:00pm
Rep. Steve Green: Legislative session was 'not a failure'
Ten constituents attended a legislative forum hosted by state Rep. Steve Green, Sen. Paul Utke and Rep. Matt Grossell. It was held Friday in Park Rapids at Northwoods Bank community room. Successes Green began by talking about what was accomplished in the 90th session of the state...
 News / government and politics June 13, 2018 - 10:00am
The Friends of Itasca State Park have had two work sessions to cut wire for cages to protect trees in the park from deer browsing. Cutting wire in May were Charlie Hovde, at left, of Long Lost Lake and Candy Malm of Park Rapids. (Submitted photo)
Friends of Itasca State Park receives grant for restoration project
Volunteer-led Friends of Itasca State Park has begun work on a project to construct and place tree cages at Itasca State Park, with support...
 sports / outdoors June 9, 2018 - 3:30pm
Sen. Tina Smith's staff bring Constituent Services Tour to Park Rapids
On Tuesday, June 19, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's (D-Minn.) Constituent Services staff will be at Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership in Park Rapids as part of the Senator's statewide "Constituent Services Tour." The tour is designed to inform Minnesotans about how Sen. Smith can go...
 News / government and politics June 9, 2018 - 1:07pm
New 'community brand' rolls out Thursday
For more than a year, a steering committee has been working in association with the Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber and CivicBrand to create a new brand for the area. The results of the project will be revealed next week. The public is invited to view a documentary video produced...
 News June 9, 2018 - 12:56pm
Century Elementary School hits literacy jackpot
Century Elementary School has been awarded a $603,000 grant for two years to improve literacy, the Park Rapids Area School Board learned Monday. Principal Joleen De La Hunt told the board about the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant from the Minnesota Department of Education,...
 News / education June 9, 2018 - 12:53pm
Candidates file for county board, sheriff, SWCD
The candidate filing period for federal, state and county offices closed June 5. County commissioners In the Hubbard County Board race, Dave De La Hunt will oppose incumbent Vern Massie.
News / government and politics June 9, 2018 - 8:30am
Legislative town hall meetings scheduled in District 2
CORRECTION: The Park Rapids meeting was moved to the Northwoods Bank community room. Area legislators have scheduled a series of town hall meetings in District 2 for the first week in June. These town hall meetings will providing a chance to discuss with citizens the details of the...
 News / government and politics June 8, 2018 - 6:24pm

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