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    April 18, 2018
    Bilingual signs may now be ordered. They display Ojibwe art with an Ojibwe word and the translation in English. (Submitted photo)
    Ojibwe Language Project offering bilingual signage
    Signs in Ojibwe and English are now available to area businesses. The Ojibwe Language Project grew out of a three-year partnership between the...
    newsApril 18, 2018 - 10:00am
    Long winter is taking a toll
    By the middle of a typical April, dandelions are showing their yellow faces, most of the snow has melted. But this is not a typical April. While the ice was off Fishhook Lake by April 7 last year, this year it's anyone's guess. "In general, this winter has been significantly colder...
    newsApril 18, 2018 - 7:00am
    April 8, 2018
    4 injured in Park Rapids multi-vehicle accident
    PARK RAPIDS, Minn. - Four people were taken to a Park Rapids hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 71 at the intersection with Jade Rose Drive about 3:14 p.m. Sunday, April 8, the Minnesota State Patrol reported. Jason Michael...
    newsApril 8, 2018 - 10:16pm
    March 27, 2018
    Six locations in Red Bridge Park have been identified and approved for the new sculpture walk. (Submitted photo)
    Sculpture entries sought for Red Bridge Park
    The City of Park Rapids and Park Rapids Arts and Culture Commission are accepting entries for a sculpture trail in Red Bridge Park.
    entertainmentMarch 27, 2018 - 1:24pm
    February 14, 2018
    Members of the DAV Auxiliary packed schoolkids’ hand-made valentines to send to veterans around the state. Pictured, from left, are Camille Remus, Glenys Hotzler, Carre Vanderheyden, Glyndle Siebert and Sue Klosner. (Submitted photo)
    Students send Valentine's Day messages to vets
    To show their appreciation and affection for veterans throughout Minnesota, kids from the Nevis, Menahga, Park Rapids and Wadena schools recently...
    newsFebruary 14, 2018 - 7:00am
    February 9, 2018
    Thielen's memoir was released in hardcover and ebook on May 16 by Clarkson Potter.
    Thielen nominated for Minnesota Book Award
    Local chef and author Amy Thielen has been named a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in the memoir and creative nonfiction category for her...
    newsFebruary 9, 2018 - 12:50pm
    February 3, 2018
    Scott McKay of CHS Prairie Lakes explains the company's plans for an agronomy facility to Todd County Zoning Administrator Bridget Chard.
    Fertilizer plant zoning request moves ahead
    The Todd Township Planning Commission voted Monday night to recommend that the town board reclassify a parcel near Park Rapids from agricultural...
    newsFebruary 3, 2018 - 8:00am
    January 27, 2018
    Evan Edeveold, 14, caught this whopper of a walleye north of Park Rapids. It measured 28.75 inches and was a personal best. Local anglers are invited to submit their recent, best ice-fishing photos to be published in the Enterprise. Submissions can be dropped off, mailed or emailed to sgeisen@parkrapidsenterprise.com. (Submitted photo)
    Park Rapids teen catches unwieldy walleye
    Evan Edevold, 14, caught this whopper of a walleye north of Park Rapids. It measured 28.75 inches and was a personal best. Local anglers are...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 27, 2018 - 7:34pm
    January 24, 2018
    An Akeley resident says she found two sewing needles in a prepackaged sub sandwich that she bought at the Park Rapids Walmart. (Submitted photo)
    Walmart customer claims to find needles in sandwich
    The Park Rapids Police Department is investigating a complaint of needles embedded in a prepackaged sandwich that was purchased at Walmart in...
    newsJanuary 24, 2018 - 6:30pm
    The sleds roar down the straightaway in the heads-up start of the Pro Open final Saturday afternoon.
    Heartland 200 roars across ice
    The loud noise last weekend around Park Rapids was the USXC Heartland 200 snowmobile races. Open classes (featuring sleds with a modified engine...
    newsJanuary 24, 2018 - 5:16pm
    January 22, 2018
    Nolan's 'Farm Forum' in Park Rapids is cancelled
    Due to the government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan’s (Congressional District 8) farm forums scheduled this Monday and Tuesday in Park Rapids, Wadena, Little Falls and Isanti have been cancelled. Nolan is staying in Washington, D.C. to work on reopening the federal government....
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 22, 2018 - 11:27am
    January 17, 2018
    Flu leads to hospitalizations in Park Rapids
    The widespread, nationwide flu outbreak is impacting the Park Rapids area, and precautions are being taken to prevent its spread. According...
    newsJanuary 17, 2018 - 10:00am
    January 10, 2018
    Kinship buddies for almost nine years, Brennen Garwood and mentor David Niemela have gone on many adventures together. (Submitted photo)
    Kinship mentoring is 'multiple blessing'
    Being a Kinship mentor has been an adventure that has brought much joy to David Niemela's life over the past nine years. "Sometimes it's hard...
    newsJanuary 10, 2018 - 10:00am
    December 30, 2017
    A down coat rated to 50 degrees below zero is what Park Rapids resident Chris Wilde uses to keep warm during the cold snap. She forgot her gloves, but borrowed her husband's. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise
    Cold weather slams area
    Park Rapids made the national news Wednesday for having the lowest windchill temperature — 49 degrees below zero with an actual air temperature...
    newsDecember 30, 2017 - 9:00am
    December 20, 2017
    Spending time with family is one of the joys of Ruby Schott's life. Here, she is pictured with daughter Bev Watson of Park Rapids at Heritage Living Center. (Lorie Skarpness / Enterprise)
    100 years of memories: Park Rapids centenarian reflects on changes
    When Ruby Pearl Schott was born to Arthur and Edith Maybary three miles west of Ponsford on Christmas Eve in 1917, Ponsford was a booming town...
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 10:30am
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