Hubbard County

Talk is cheap and abundant in an election year. Talk in the form of television ads, campaign stops, letters to the editor, sound bites and presidential debates. Throw in everything we see on social media and it's tough to keep up and even tougher to separate fact from political fiction....

Regarding the absence of the Boy Scouts "Help Send a Scout to Camp" aluminum can trailer, Mike Sargent, manager of T&M Express, has informed Boy Scouts Troop 58 that there will be construction at T&M and requested that we temporarily remove our trailer as the space will be needed...

It's important to elect people to our Legislature who support issues like promoting tourism and keeping our waters clean. We need legislators who will work to mobilize state resources to help do what we can't do alone. Bryan Klabunde will be this legislator.

At Tuesday's Hubbard County Board meeting, Department of Natural Resources Area Fisheries Supervisor Doug Kingsley addressed the board about the possibility of the DNR declassifying Pokety Creek as a designated trout stream in the absence of suitable conditions. The board is not required...

Artists take a leap of faith, trusting their instinct—a creative flash. Art Leap 2016 gives art enthusiasts an opportunity tour the area's culturally rich destinations and visit with local artists in their studios. The two-day event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11...

Miscellaneous: Sept. 12: Report of a child bit by grandparents' dog over the weekend in Laporte; Report of potato trucks driving reckless on County Road 6 in Hubbard County; A Park Rapids caller reported she found ammo hidden in her basement that doesn't belong there and wants it...

Miscellaneous: Sept. 1: A Park Rapids caller reported smelling gas and hearing a high pitch noise; Damage to dock and lawn furniture was reported in Menahga; An abandoned vehicle that had been parked in front of a dumpster for a few days at the Red Bridge Inn was reported; A stalker...