Local interest group to focus on energy initiatives

The Park Rapids area has received seed money to start organizing a local energy interest group.

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DNR will train, issue permits to dock service installers

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is initiating statewide training and permitting for people who install and remove water recreation equipment as required by new state laws passed in 2011.

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Heart disease campaign begins

Students and staff of Park Rapids Area School District are invited to participate in a Red Out event Thursday, Feb. 9.

Akeley man convicted in assault on state trooper

An Akeley man who testified Wednesday that he feared being shot during a drunken driving arrest last fall was acquitted on the most serious charge in connection with the incident.

• Elijah Lee Knowles

‘The Oranges Are Sweet’

Paul Sailer was introduced to the intricacies of World War II at a young age.

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Century applauds Accelerated Readers

Recently inducted members of the Accelerated Readers 100 Point Club at Century School.

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Forum Communications releases photo gallery app for iPad

Forum Communications Co. has released a new iPad app designed to aggregate the work of its award-winning photojournalists from newspapers throughout the Upper Midwest.

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Career readiness test now available

A National Career Readiness Certificate has emerged to connect Minnesota businesses with a skilled workforce, the initiative stemming from the challenge employers face in finding qualified applicants.

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Akeley man acquitted of most serious charge in trooper assault, convicted of lesser charges

An Akeley man was found not guilty of one of the most serious charges in connection with the assault of a state patrol trooper last fall, but found guilty of other charges.

• Elijah Lee Knowles

Unemployment numbers are trending down slightly; Hubbard County’s rate is 9.6 percent

The Minnesota unemployment rate fell 0.2 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted 5.7 percent, according to figures released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

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AARP Foundation tax aid program now taking reservations locally

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program is now located at the Park Rapids Area Library at 210 First Street West.

Vets Views: Iraq, Afghanistan vets may be entitled to disability benefits

Are you an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran discharged during the period of September 2001 – December 2009? You may be entitled to disability retirement benefits.

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And the winner is.....................................

This photo, which appeared Feb. 5, 2011, won a first prize award at last week’s Minnesota Newspaper Association contest. Connie Carmichael dashed out of her bed and ran down the street late at night to snap this photo in her pajamas and slippers.

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Corrected: Charges filed in June crash that injured 3

A Sebeka woman will make her initial appearance in Hubbard County District Court Feb. 6 in connection with a serious two-vehicle accident south of Park Rapids last summer that resulted in injuries to two women and herself.

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Menahga woman found guilty of meth possession

A Menahga woman was convicted of a Third Degree Controlled Substance Crime following a two-day jury trial in Hubbard County.

• Sandra Lori Monroe