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St. Urho celebration under way in Menahga

St. Urho celebration under way in Menahga All hail the festival of St. Urho, under way this weekend in Menahga. His saintness is alleged, in Finnish folklore, to have eradicated a locust of grasshoppers feasting on the country’s sparse grape crop.

March 13, 2010

Mental health care program has become bogged down with bureaucracy

Plans to cut 200 full-time positions from a mental health direct care program may not adversely affect Hubbard County. But in going leaner and meaner, the Minnesota Department of Human Services has exposed itself to questions of how a well-intentioned program became mired in bureaucracy, which torpedoed the facilities built to deliver that mental health care.

March 13, 2010

New VSO will bring experience to the job

New VSO will bring experience to the job A Fargo veterans advocate was offered the Hubbard County Veterans Service Officer position Wednesday afternoon following a full day of interviews. He accepted the position that same day.

March 13, 2010

Intoxilyzer no longer an option in Hubbard County

Intoxilyzer no longer an option in Hubbard County Hubbard County law enforcement agencies have once again been asked to stop using the Intoxilyzer machine to breath test suspected drunken drivers.

March 13, 2010

Hubbard County offers VSO job to Fargo man

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.

March 10, 2010

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.

March 10, 2010

Higher bail requested for robbery suspect

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.

March 10, 2010

Architects will draw up floor plans for court space proposal

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.

March 09, 2010

Sentence to Service saves county money, jail time PressPass

Hubbard County’s Sentence to Service program looks like it will become a victim of state budget woes.

March 06, 2010

County will interview top eight for VSO position PressPass

Hubbard County received so many qualified applicants for the position of Veterans Service Officer it will interview the top eight candidates next week, not six as previously planned.

March 06, 2010

County will re-adopt old septic system rules in wake of state uncertainty PressPass

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.

March 06, 2010

County chooses VHF digital radio over state ARMER plan PressPass

County chooses VHF digital radio over state ARMER plan After nearly three years of meetings and study, Hubbard County voted Wednesday to move forward on the purchase of VHF digital radio equipment for emergency personnel, not align itself with the expensive state radio system called ARMER.

March 06, 2010

County helps reclaim wilderness through approval of DNR acquisition near Kabekona Lake PressPass

County helps reclaim wilderness through approval of DNR acquisition near Kabekona Lake A “magical place” of pristine forestland south of Kabekona Lake, with an estimated value of $1 million, will be sold to the Minnesota Trust for Public Land for scientific research and aquatic management.

March 06, 2010

Repairs to equipment and household items keeping many above water PressPass

Repairs to equipment and household items keeping many above water At a time when American consumerism is at an all-time low, one would think repair businesses would be flourishing. Yes and no.

March 06, 2010

Suspect allegedly held up bank with air pistol; used the stolen cash for money orders PressPass

Suspect allegedly held up bank with air pistol; used the stolen cash for money orders The suspect in last weekend’s Akeley bank robbery had weapons at home, but mysteriously used an air pistol purchased 11 days earlier to allegedly commit the heist according to the criminal complaint.

March 06, 2010

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