Hubbard County News

Feeling the effects of an ever-growing budget shortfall, the Nevis City Council has voted to eliminate the police chief's position.

The city of Nevis in north central Minnesota a ' between Park Rapids and Walker a ' will save about $18,000 a year now that it has disbanded its "police department." The city's sole officer had been part-time Police Chief Ed Franckowiak, said the Park Rapids Enterprise .

The discovery of an exotic species is prompting stricter rules for anglers on Upper and Lower Twin lakes in Hubbard and Wadena counties.

A 44-year-old former Boy Scout leader from Burnsville has been charged with molesting three scouts in his troop, including at least one who may have been as young as 11 years old at the time of the abuse.

Hubbard Co., MN - On October 14, 2009, at approximately 6:38 p.m., the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office received a report of a three vehicle accident on County Road 4, approximately 1/2 mile south of County Road 40 in Lake Emma Township.

At election time all the politicians come looking for native American votes and our money - dollars derived from Indian gaming revenues.

On September 29, at approximately 8:57 p.m., the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office responded to a missing person report from the Care-Age Home located approximately three miles east of Park Rapids in Henrietta Township.

An elderly man, who walked out of the Care-Age Home in Henrietta Township around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening, sparked a massive multiple-agency search effort that ended early Wednesday morning.

Another young man has suffered a fatal head trauma, after he was thrown from his ATV just after 6:30 Sunday evening while riding westbound along County Road 93 in Hubbard County.

Gee what a concept: When U.S. taxpayer money is spent on economic stimulus programs that channel the funds into U.S. jobs, America's communities, workers and, yes, the nation benefit.

The city of Akeley says it's settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed police failed to investigate her report of being sexually assaulted by a sheriff's deputy.

The Hubbard County Historical Society invites all kids to their annual Clown Days Carnival this fall.

US Highway 71 A A A Both lanes of U.S. Highway 71 are now paved from Menahga to State Highway 87 four miles south of Park Rapids.

Crews from Central Specialties went to work on Highway 71 North of Menahga on Monday, July 13, and had the roadbed rebuilt and new pavment laid past Blueberry Pines Golf Course by Friday, July 17.

Opposition is mounting and emotions are running high on both sides of a proposed off-highway vehicle trail through the Schoolcraft State Game Refuge in northern Hubbard County, reports Sarah Smith in the Park Rapids Enterprise .

A A A At a public meeting held in Park Rapids on Wednesday, July 1, MnDOT Project Supervisor Larry Randall announced that construction on U.S. Highway 71 will begin on July 13 and if all goes well, could possibly be completed August 20.

A A A Some major road construction projects will begin to affect motorists in Wadena and Hubbard counties starting in July.

An attempt to purchase property recording and tax assessment software has turned into a quarter-million dollar boondoggle for Hubbard County.

A A A Great grandstand shows, midway fun and 4-Ha ers fine work draw visitors to the county fair at summera s midpoint.

A A A On June 26, 2009 at approximately 1:48 a.m., Hubbard County Sheriffa s Office responded to a car chase involving the White Earth Tribal Police DepartA ment in Clearwater County.