Hubbard County

Talk about playing nicely in the sandbox together. Members of the Becker County and Hubbard County boards of commissioners met Thursday in a joint work session to talk about the possibility of shared services in a few different departments. Both entities came away agreeable to...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. - A June 9 hearing has been set in the case of a Hubbard County woman charged with leaving two horses to die over the winter. Minden Crenshaw, 28, is charged with tying the horses to a tree in a wooded area east of Park Rapids in April and leaving them to die...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- Hubbard County Social Services will ask for permission Dec. 17 to implement a new state law that lets counties deny public assistance to people who use drugs. Hubbard would join other counties, including Becker County, which recently implemented the law. Hubbard...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – Hubbard County is positioning itself to take advantage of a 2013 law passed by the Minnesota Legislature allowing political subdivisions to enact a temporary general sales tax. The theory is that a tax during the second and third quarters of the year would...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. - Hubbard County authorities responded to several burglary calls at rural churches Sunday morning. Pastors at churches in Akeley, Nevis and Guthrie all experienced weekend break-ins. In some cases, burglars broke glass to gain entry to the buildings. Besides...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting an open house Wednesday, Oct. 2, for planning of the Heartland State Trail in Hubbard County. The open house will be in the Northwoods Bank Community Room at 1200 East First St. in Park Rapids. People can stop by anytime...

Enbridge has proposed the Sandpiper Pipeline Project that will run from North Dakota to Wisconsin, with a portion of pipeline proposed through Hubbard County. “It is a proposed route and we’re just starting discussions with landowners and getting feedback,” said Becky Haase,...

Police say a Bemidji woman fell asleep while intoxicated behind the wheel of her sport utility vehicle before she crossed the centerline and killed a passenger on a motorcycle. Victoria Blakely Whitefeather, 23, was charged in Hubbard County District Court with several counts of...