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A recent news story noted that new data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that skin cancer continues to be one of the most rapidly increasing types of cancer...

On behalf of the Park Rapids Squirt Team we would like to thank all those that helped in making our Squirt tournament a success. We would like to acknowledge the...

With the recent heavy snowfall, it might be necessary to clean off the roof to prevent a cave-in or stop leaks into the attic that could wreck shingles. The Minnesota...

"The creator gave us the wolf as a guardian. Our brother needs us to speak for him. The wolf, our brother, is not a separate entity. The wolf, our brother,...

Snow means revisiting some winter etiquette we haven't seen for a couple years. So these tips bear repeating. • Please don't relocate your snow into and across any roadway. It's...

Hubbard County COLA continues to "haul the water" as far Aquatic Invasive Species awareness and enforcement of the laws currently on the books. While they work tirelessly still a number...

No matter what you think of Governor Mark Dayton's budget plan, you have to give him credit for at least putting some worthy ideas up for debate. Dayton's plan, released...

It saddens me to read letters from well meaning people who do not understand history. The world we live in is so fast paced that people see and hear only...

Every two years voters go to the polls to elect 134 members to the Minnesota House of Representatives. The outcome of each election cycle determines which party has the majority...

The Department of Natural Resource's release, "Elk hunt extended to meet management goals, control depredation" should leave Minnesotans shaking their heads. There appears to be no logic to our DNR's...

If people do not learn from history, history is bound to repeat itself. This is a part of history. "This year will go down in history. For the first time,...

In a recent column, Tom Friedman spells out exactly how Congress and the president could break their gridlock and start solving problems. The formula in a word: Compromise. Party leaders...

It's not just your imagination: The number of record-setting weather events in 2012 set a record in itself. Records fell across the nation, but Minnesota was in the thick of...

The Park Rapids Squirt Hockey Team would like to extend a great big "thank you" to the following businesses: Northern Pines Sanitation, Armory Electric United Security and Alarm Systems, Girtz...