Hubbard County

Officers were elected at the annual Hubbard County Republican Convention on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Northwoods Bank community room. The first speaker was State Representative Dave Hancock from District 2A, who talked about the huge increase in spending under Governor Dayton’s tenure....

Hubbard County Attorney Don Dearstyne has sued Hubbard County to take a second look at his 2015 budget requests. And, because budget review is not a service the county’s insurer provides, Hubbard County taxpayers will be footing the bill for the legal costs. “We have an...

By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Hubbard County’s commercial solid waste accounts are soon to see a significant increase in assessments, instituted over a three-year period. At this week’s county board meeting, Solid Waste administrator Jed Nordin presented...

By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Hubbard County Board of Adjustment continues to carve new ground – unapologetically. The Planning Commission, meeting as the Board of Adjustment, without county board member Greg Larson, continued last Monday what was to become...

By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com A Barnesville man will serve 30 days in jail for an ATV crash last fall in Hubbard County that injured him and two others. Jesse Brian Norberg, 37, faced 14 charges in connection with the crash Sept. 20 near Lake George that injured...

Trying to get an exact handle on jail costs was like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall Tuesday for the Hubbard County Board. In a work session, the board tried to figure if it’s worth expanding the jail capacity to accommodate neighboring counties’ inmates, or whether in doing...

On Tuesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. the Hubbard County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment approved one variance application, while tabling two others for further discussion. With all members of the board present, discussion began by approving past meeting minutes and the current...

Hubbard County Commissioners will discuss again how successful they want the county jail to be in light of a recent announcement that the state needs to move 1,000 inmates to local facilities. Potentially it could add 30 inmates to the current daily population and bring...

The Park Rapids lakes area is in the mist of our busy summer season and we’ve had a great few weeks filled with lots of activities and fun for everyone. Fourth of July events, Menahga Midsummer, Nevis Pig Races, 2nd Street Stage, Bite of Park Rapids and more have given us plenty...