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Minnesota’s metal ban to make exemptions for keys, types of paint

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Minnesota’s metal ban to make exemptions for keys, types of paint

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Zoning paves way for new housing project, gymnastics facility in Park Rapids

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Zoning paves way for new housing project, gymnastics facility in Park Rapids

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The Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday, June 10 approved the final reading of two ordinances amending the city’s zoning map. The first ordinance was requested by the Heartland Lakes Development Commission to rezone a 20-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Career Path and Finley Street from AG-1 agricultural and B-1 highway business to R-3 medium density residential. According to council discussion on May 27, this rezoning will help make way …See the Story

Park Rapids Rotary’s fireworks fundraiser reaches final push

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Park Rapids Rotary’s fireworks fundraiser reaches final push

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Fundraising for the Park Rapids Rotary’s July 4, 2026 fireworks show is in its final month. Sue Tomte with the Rotary stressed that the fireworks display is set for this year, but the Rotary would like to meet its $50,000 target for next year’s pyrotechnics by this coming July 4. “Our goal is to have that wrapped up before we shoot them off this year,” she said. They were about halfway there as of this week, Tomte said. The target is about 11% h…Read Article

Two injured in alcohol-related motorcycle crash

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A driver and passenger were injured Saturday, June 7, in a motorcycle crash in Hubbard County. According to a Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office news release, the crash was reported at 4:33 p.m. on County 16 in Hart Lake Township. The report states the 2017 Harley Davidson was driven by Ryan Thuney, 44, and his passenger was Tara Thuney, 46, both of Deer River. The driver lost control on the side of the roadway and crashed in the ditch, the report …Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

PARK RAPIDS LWV: Celebrating 25 years, LWV presents media literacy program

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UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS: June 16-20, 2025

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The Park Rapids School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 16 in the school board room at the south end of the high school. Agendas are posted at https://www.parkrapids.k12.mn.us/school-board/agenda-and-minutes. Hubbard County Board The county board will have a regular meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17. Meetings are held at the Hubbard County Government Center, third floor. To attend the meeting virtually, subscribe at https://hubbardco…Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

Akeley to discount emailed water bills

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The Akeley City Council voted to incentivize customers to pay their sewer and water bills by email with a $1 discount. At the Wednesday, June 11 meeting, City Clerk-Treasurer Kristi Kath said the discount would save the city money on postage. She said she would continue looking into moving city bills online. In other news, the Akeley City Council did this: Paid Midwest Wetland Improvements LLC about $69,000 for work they did on newly planted tr…Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

State Track & Field: Park Rapids Girls' 4x400 Relay, S-M's Brownell Take 1st

The state track and field meet continued Wednesday, and it was Class AA's turn for the prelims that morning. Finals qualifiers from the day included the Pequot Lakes girls' 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m relay teams. They'll have a chance on Thursday to get medals in those. The Class A track…Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

STUDENT NEWS: M State honors local students

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 585 students to its President’s List and 622 students to its Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester. Students on the President’s List (P) earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 4.0 while completing at least six college-level credits and 75% of the courses in which they enrolled for the semester. Students on the Dean’s List (D) earned a GPA of 3.5 to 3.99. Local students honored this spri…Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

Hubbard County adopts updated capital improvement plan

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The Hubbard County Board approved its five-year capital improvement plan (CIP). In his report, County Administrator Jeff Cadwell wrote, “A capital improvement plan helps elected officials consider future needs when setting annual operating budgets. They provide a process for considering the condition of current buildings and infrastructure and a process for considering future facility needs.” He noted that revisions to the 2025-29 CIP have been …Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

Lemonade stand aims to crush childhood cancer

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Lemonade stands are a hallmark of summer and budding entrepreneurs, but Maya Murray’s is extra special. The seven-year-old is raising money for childhood cancer research. And the soon-to-be Nevis second grader is a cancer survivor. In June 2022, Maya was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor, a form of kidney cancer, explains mom Bonnie Moeller. She and dad Jason Murray own Northwoods Dental in Park Rapids. “Yay! We got another person,” shouts Maya as an…Park Rapids · Park Rapids Read Article

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