6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (345+ words) Property values will be assessed differently in Akeley from this year forward. No taxpayers appealed their property valuation to the Akeley Board of Equalization and Appeal on Tuesday, April 14. However, city council members had some questions about why certain similar-sized…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1461+ words) Nine teachers are taking a hit to help keep the Park Rapids Area Schools solvent. The Park Rapids School Board approved resolutions on Monday, March 9 not to renew the contracts of five non-tenured teachers after the current school year, and…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (89+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (324+ words) Hubbard County's visiting moose isn't exhibiting obvious signs of brainworm and probably isn't fleeing Canadian wildfires, said Park Rapids Area Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Manager Erik Thorson. Although Minnesota is one of the only states with moose, most…...