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Four stands were set up to serve pulled turkey sandwiches prepared and servedby the Wolf Lake Lions and a few community volunteers. Twenty-four 20-pound turkeys were donated by Jenny-O. The...

Ira and I want to thank all the beautiful, generous, loving friends who have helped us with hugs, support, food, clothing, toothbrushes, money gifts, pots and pans, beautiful quilts and...

Kudos to Hubbard County’s Soil and Water Conservation District, the Local Water Plan and Coalition of Lake Associations for their teamwork in creating an educational and fun-filled Fresh Water Festival...

Living at Home of the Park Rapids Area would like to thank all who attended our bi-annual Rib Dinner fundraiser. Over 364 people came out to enjoy the food and...

Things may be turning around for the Hubbard County Correctional Center. The oft-maligned facility has been picking up inmates and revenues lately. According to Sheriff Cory Aukes, “Our May numbers...

On Sept. 11, 2001, the Trade Center was attacked and destroyed, 3,000 innocent people were lost and the country launched into an anti-terror campaign that led us into two unnecessary,...

Warmer temperatures mean more bicyclists will return to the road, and together, motorists and bicyclists must share the road. In the last five years (2008-12), 44 bicyclists died on Minnesota...

Does anybody out there remember the great recession of 2008-2009? Millions of people lost their jobs. Millions of people lost their homes. The stock market sunk like a stone. Housing...

The Saturday, May 25 edition of the Park Rapids Enterprise featured several articles on the importance of seat belt use. These are timely articles as our Towards Zero Deaths Safe...

Community policing is a concept big cities wish they could tap into, to reduce crime and avoid headlines. Park Rapids and Hubbard County are fortunate that such a practice has...

On May 24 at 6:11 a.m. our 1,000th vote was cast! We have reached our goal! Thank you for voting for Headwaters Animal Shelter for the Purina Cat Chow “50...

The children and adults who are residents of the Park Rapids downtown school makeover apartments are good neighbors. Many of us have taken the time to get acquainted. Good folks!...

At the time that Jean Ruzicka interviewed me following the fire last week, I am afraid I wrongly assumed that it was dropped from the planes that saved our house...

Our sincere gratitude goes to those firefighters and pilots who fought and contained the Green Valley Fireunder the harshest of conditions. Our thanks also to Sheriff’s department and DNR personnel,...

The number of people who have died in motor vehicle crashes in Minnesota has topped 100 this year. At this rate, the Department of Public Safety projects that there will...