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    September 21, 2016
    Woman accused of terrorizing boyfriend with gun
    A Park Rapids woman was arrested Tuesday and faces three felony counts after her boyfriend accused her of assault and threatening to shoot him...
    News/crimeSeptember 21, 2016 - 9:53am
    September 17, 2016
    Who will be the Great American storyteller?
    Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council (PRLAAC) issued a call to Minnesota storytellers in April to submit a 10-minute recorded story for competition. Storytellers responded, judges selected the top four, and those finalists will travel to Park Rapids to determine who wears the Great...
    entertainment/booksSeptember 17, 2016 - 5:00am
    September 14, 2016
    Essentia Health-Park Rapids Clinic welcomes family medicine physician
    Dr. Kavya Koppula, a family medicine physician, has joined the Essentia Health-Park Rapids Clinic in Park Rapids, Minn. "As a family physician...
    Business/employee milestonesSeptember 14, 2016 - 10:00am
    September 12, 2016
    Mating Northern Crescents look like mirror images. It's the only species found on all 137 butterflye counts. (Photos by John Weber)
    Butterfly numbers drop 20 percent
    In 1993, my wife Marlene and I started conducting butterfly counts in north-central Minnesota. July 2016 marked the 137th count we have held...
    NewsSeptember 12, 2016 - 9:32am
    September 7, 2016
    A balance board is one of the many challenges the teahcers of Blackduck Highschool took on while at the Character Challenge Course in Park Rapids.play button
    Trust issues? Challenge course just down the road may help with that
    "Can I trust you?" "Yes you can!" screams the teachers of Blackduck High School. That's the type of thing you'll hear while driving into C4 -...
    NewsSeptember 7, 2016 - 3:40pm
    Couple builds unique floating sauna in time for wedding on Fish Hook Lake
    Call it the ultimate wedding gift to each other. Greg and Kadie Elsner built a floating sauna and put in on the water of Fish Hook Lake for the...
    NewsSeptember 7, 2016 - 10:30am
    August 30, 2016
    Wayne Reynolds has enjoyed playing bridge for 10 years. On this day, his brother Charles is his bridge partner.
    Park Rapids Senior Center bridges clubs hosting tournament
    Billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are bridge aficionados, competing at large tournaments throughout the U.S. They would find equally...
    NewsAugust 30, 2016 - 11:44am
    August 24, 2016
    Headwaters Center programming resumes Sept. 6 in Armory Square
    The Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning (HCLL) recently announced its fall schedule, set to begin Sept. 6. Programs will be held at Armory Square in Park Rapids, where renovations now include restrooms on the auditorium level. HCLL presentations are Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 2:30...
    entertainment/eventsAugust 24, 2016 - 10:28am
    August 23, 2016
    Emma Ellefson (center), 18, of Park Rapids, trained witih the famed Rockettes in New York City earlier this month.
    Park Rapids dancer trains with renowned Rockettes
    Some 2,000 dancers from across the U.S. auditioned for the Rockettes summer intensive dance program. Emma Ellefson, an 18-year-old aspiring...
    LifeAugust 23, 2016 - 12:55pm
    August 17, 2016
    Hardwood Groove will return to 2nd Street Stage Thursday, Aug. 18. The lineup features Jake Seelye, mandolin, guitar and vocals; Dan Thornby, guitar, harmonica and vocals; “Duster,” electric bass, double bass and vocals; Keith Thornby, saxophone; and Shea Volker, drums and vocals. (Submitted photo)
    Hardwood Groove to play Park Rapids' Second Street Stage
    Local favorites Hardwood Groove will bring roots inspired music to the 2nd Street Stage summer concert series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 on...
    entertainment/musicAugust 17, 2016 - 11:33am
    August 4, 2016
    Fatal crash leads to vehicle homicide charge
    A Park Rapids man has been charged in connection to a fatal accident in Hubbard County. Dakota Walsh, 22, was arrested Friday and arraigned Monday on felony criminal vehicular homicide charges stemming from the July 23 crash that killed Avery Mikel, 19, of Park Rapids. During its...
    News/crimeAugust 4, 2016 - 5:40am
    July 28, 2016
    Ponsford’s Mike Swan, as Sitting Bull, escorts Faith Kern as Annie Oakley during a scene in Northern Light Opera Company’s ‘Annie Get Your Gun,” which opens Thursday, July 28 at Armory Square in Park Rapids. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ has strong native presence
    Pine Point’s Mike Swan silenced Armory Square in Park Rapids with the first few beats of his hand drum. As his voice fills the giant hall with...
    entertainmentJuly 28, 2016 - 5:35am
    Park Rapids Crazy Days July 28-29
    Park Rapids’ Crazy Days, set for Thursday and Friday, July 28-29, makes finding bargains fun. Businesses go all out with sales on Main Street Thursday and on sidewalks Friday. The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association and Friends of the Library will sponsor free kids’ shows...
    entertainment/eventsJuly 28, 2016 - 5:20am
    July 14, 2016
    Park Rapids man accused of assaulting woman now charged with calling her 76 times from jail
    A Park Rapids man who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a female and then chasing and swinging a sword and hatchet at a man who intervened,...
    News/crimeJuly 14, 2016 - 3:37pm
    June 26, 2016
    Wayne Patton
    Man wielding hatchet faces three felonies
    A Park Rapids man is in the Becker County jail after allegedly assaulting a woman and then chasing around a man, who tried to intervene, around...
    News/crimeJune 26, 2016 - 5:45am
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