Hubbard County offers VSO job to Fargo man

A Fargo veterans advocate was offered the Hubbard County Veterans Service Officer position Wednesday afternoon following a full day of interviews.

• Greg Remus

Fire damage to Public Works mechanic's bay tops $20,000

A fire last month at the Hubbard County Public Works garage caused an estimated $20,000 in damage.

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Sprouting tulips should be left alone in the cold

Q: I have two maple trees, but only one leafed out last year. They both had buds. I suspect the one froze out.

• Hortiscope
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Citizens National Bank earns People’s Choice award

Cal’s Gals (the bookkeeping department at Citizens) claimed top honors in the Chili Challenge, donating $1,100 for the Enterprise-sponsored Hubbard County Food Shelf fundraiser. On hand for the presentation, front, from left, were food shelf director Dave Long, Jean Ruzicka of the Enterprise, Cal Storseth (team’s namesake) and Danielle Pearson, back, Bobbi Jones, Michelle Newhouse, Kim Dennis and Mary Weaver. Not pictured: Debb Sehr. By Monday, $4,800 had been raised for the food shelf via the Chili Challenge.

• Chili cookoff winners

Healthy choices for diabetics

Lisa Fuchs, student dietician with St. Joseph’s Area Health Services, at right, shares information about healthy food choices with Jerry and Diane Cole at J&B Foods. The tour was in place of the monthly St. Joseph’s Diabetes Support Group, which meets from 9 to 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month in the Lower Level Room A at the hospital.

• Healthy choices tour

Hubbard County Republicans gather for convention

An enthusiastic group of Republicans gathered Saturday in Park Rapids with a recurring theme heard from candidates and delegates alike: Take back the state and country and restore the public’s trust.

• Chip Cravaack
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Nevis proposes sharing deputy with Akeley

In the wake of the Akeley police chief’s resignation, Nevis is proposing sharing its deputy with the city of Akeley as a cost saving measure.

• Jeff Stacey
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Local legislators listen to constituents’ concerns at town hall

The feedback was clear. Residents want state legislators to make cuts in order to fix Minnesota’s budget mess.

• Brita Sailer and Al Winterberger
• State Sen. Rod Skoe
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Higher bail requested for robbery suspect

Hubbard County Attorney Don Dearstyne requested a higher bail amount for the suspect in the Feb. 26 robbery of an Akeley bank, maintaining the man has a more troubled past than he revealed in court last week.

• Edward Joseph Lowen

Skating to the beat

The 21st annual Park Rapids Figure Skating show, “We Got the Beat,” was performed over the weekend.

• "Beat It"
• Katelyn Klein
• Alison Walsh

Pawlenty seeks federal pre-flood help

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants President Barack Obama to declare an emergency in advance of flooding.

Architects will draw up floor plans for court space proposal

Hubbard County will spend up to $7,000 to have architects and structural, electrical and mechanical engineers draw up floor plans for a prospective move of the District Courts, even though two of the five county board members strenuously disapproved.

• County office building
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Report: DNR lacks money to manage land

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to acquire significant amounts of land for conservation purposes, but it lacks the resources to manage and maintain the land it already owns, according to a legislative audit report.

MS Awareness Week is March 8-14

Denise Pederson wants to get the word out about Multiple Sclerosis. MS Awareness Week is March 8-14 and Pederson, who has MS, said she enjoys sharing information about MS with her helper dog Mac by her side.

• Denise Pederson and Mac
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County will re-adopt old septic system rules in wake of state uncertainty

Hubbard County will flush its new septic system ordinance and return to its old one.

• Septic system ordinances
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