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The state auditor's municipal liquor store report charts a strange year for booze biz.

The owners of a Fargo-based contracting company and a forensic science-related nonprofit are interested in living and working in Park Rapids.

In other Park Rapids City Council business, the city planner's contract was renewed for another six months.

Park Rapids to reduce special assessments for home builder The Park Rapids City Council instructed City Administrator Angel Weasner on April 13, 2021 to make sure the developers agreement includes an expiration date. 10:00 am, Apr. 18, 2021 × The Park Rapids City Council authorized city staff on April 13, 2021 to prepare a developers agreement with Barry Munson regarding the three parcels highlighted in yellow, located in the Hockings Addition. (Image adapted from Hubbard...

Rapids Spirits joins fetal alcohol awareness project The Proof Alliance and the Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association hope these specialty wine bags will stimulate conversation about a 100-percent preventable brain injury. 8:00 am, Feb. 23, 2021 × Liquor store clerk Ellen Albee prepares to bag a wine purchase with some of the specially printed bags Rapids Spirits started using this week, part of a joint project between the Proof Alliance and the Minnesota Municipal Bev...

Former City Administrator Betty Thomsen also admonished city staff to work better as a team. 8:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × Virgil Eskola was recognized Tuesday for his 30 years of service with the Park Rapids Fire Department. Behind him are City Administrator Angel Weasner and Mayor Ryan Leckner. (Robin Fish/Enterprise) The Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday recognized two public servants for their work. Firefighter Virgil Eskola received a certificate of achievement for his 30 years of ...

Thomsen bids farewell to Park Rapids City Council Interim City Administrator Betty Thomsen thanked the city for the opportunity to serve again, after coming out of retirement in September to fill a vacancy in the citys top staff position. 2:00 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 × Betty Thomsen presents a parting gift to the city at her last Park Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday, helping Mayor Ryan Leckner hoist a motivational poster saying "Teamwork: Individually, we are one drop. ...

Building official’s pay, contract renewal put on hold Park Rapids City Council actions on Dec. 8 included, among other things, approval of the long-discussed short-term rental ordinance, purchase of a new fire vehicle, and tapping the brakes on contract negotiations with building inspector Brad Bail. 11:00 am, Dec. 15, 2020 × The Park Rapids City Council meets while masked Dec. 8 at city hall: from left, Liz Stone, Erika Randall, interim administrator Betty Thomsen, Ma...

Park Rapids moves handling of revolving loan fund to HLDC The Heartland Lakes Development Commission sees a shared interest with the city in having a "well utilized" RLF. 12:00 am, Dec. 11, 2020 × Park Rapids City HallEnterprise file photo Mary Thompson, executive director of the Heartland Lakes Development Commission (HLDC), told the Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday that the HLDC is willing to administer the city’s revolving loan fund (RLF) at no cost to the city. �...