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news / local Sat, Apr 12, 2014 - 11:38am

City awards bid for water plant; 20-year loan envisioned

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Park Rapids’ wastewater treatment plant could go on line by March 2014 if progress goes according to plan. City officials would like to see it operational...

news / local Sat, Jun 15, 2013 - 10:33am

Crews are working to pave Henrietta Avenue, also known as Hubbard County Road 6, today. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Paving crews working on Hubbard County 6 today

Henrietta Avenue a.k.a. County Road 6 is being paved today in Park Rapids and could be finished by tonight. That’s the word from assistant Hubbard County Engineer Jed Nordin. Yesterday...

news / local Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 9:08am

The boats that collided on Eagle Lake Monday morning sustained minor damage. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Boats collide on Eagle Lake; minor injuries reported

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Only minor injuries were reported Monday morning when two boats collided on Eagle Lake north of Park Rapids. One occupant injured his hand. The other occupants,...

news / local Mon, Jun 10, 2013 - 10:40am

Shawna Christie stands in her lost apartment. She has apple decor throughout her kitchen. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Middle School renters love their apartments; feel safe

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com The family of tenants at the Middle School Apartments is banding together to counter what they consider to be negative publicity about the number of police...

news / local Sat, Jun 08, 2013 - 2:09pm

Vern Massie retires from Hubbard County June 28 after 41 years, eight months and a few days. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Hubbard County’s environmental pioneer calls it a day after 41 years

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com On June 28, Hubbard County will lose an environmental trailblazer with the retirement of Solid Waste Superintendent Vern Massie. Massie, 63, said after “41 years, eight...

news / local Sat, Jun 08, 2013 - 11:37am

Little Sand residents restore hill behind Zorbaz

Twenty-three “intrepid members” of the Little Sand Lake Area Association (LSLAA) braved cold and damp conditions June 1 to plant 600 trees on the barren hillside above Zorbaz on County...

news / local Wed, Jun 05, 2013 - 11:57am

Tri-City Paving employees are compacting base layers of sand and aggregate in preparation for paving Hubbard County Road 37 in about a month. The project has been stalled 20 years by opposition. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Work begins on County Road 37, ending long and bitter opposition

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com A contentious chapter in Hubbard County history will come to a close this summer with the paving of the South Kabekona Lake Drive road. Also called...

news / local Wed, Jun 05, 2013 - 11:20am

Broadband expansion set for summer

By Anna Erickson aerickson@parkrapidsenterprise.com More Hubbard County residents will have access to broadband after upgrades this summer to Paul Bunyan Communications’ network. Brian Bissonette, marketing supervisor for Paul Bunyan Communications...

news / local Wed, Jun 05, 2013 - 10:54am

Hubbard County nearly set to issue same-sex marriage applications

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Hubbard County is nearly ready to accept same-sex marriage applications, but they won’t be legal until Aug.1. “I know some of the bigger counties are,” said...

news / local Wed, Jun 05, 2013 - 8:49am

Shanna Olsen poses with the injured bald eagle she helped transport to a rehabilitation center last weekend. (Submitted photo)

Emu Ranch, fledgling employee, come to aid of injured bald eagle

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Nevis’ Minnesota Emu Ranch has quietly embarked on a rescue mission the past decade that tallied another ‘win’ for the good guys over Memorial Day. The...

news / local Sat, Jun 01, 2013 - 11:24am

Water treatment facility bids come in lower than projected

By Anna Erickson aerickson@parkrapidsenterprise.com Bids came in low for the Park Rapids water treatment facility, meaning once final funding comes back from the state construction could begin later this summer...

news / local Sat, Jun 01, 2013 - 11:06am

From left, Elmer Gilow, Mike Rogers, Kari Gilow Babler and Judy Gilow sort through trash at Hubbard County’s main transfer station this week. They are sampling six sites for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to see how Minnesotans are recycling, with an aim on reducing what goes into the waste stream. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Sorting through the trash

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com A waste analysis conducted this week of Hubbard County’s garbage shows that citizens need to do better at recycling and thus reducing their trash. The study,...

news / local Sat, Jun 01, 2013 - 11:04am

After-the-fact requests continue to bother BOA, COLA

By Anna Erickson aerickson@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Hubbard County Board of Adjustment was once again faced with an after-the-fact variance. Terry Nelson, who has a home on 3rd Crow Wing Lake, approached...

news / local Sat, May 25, 2013 - 12:13pm

Tree removal begins after fire

BY JEAN RUZICKA jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Area residents impacted by the Green Valley Fire arrived in number Thursday in Menahga to learn options and suggestions regarding tree removal from DNR officials, with...

news / local Sat, May 25, 2013 - 11:50am

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