Shannon Geisen

Principal Lee Pederson also addresses his outdated licensure. The Laporte School Board certified a final levy of $1,268,683 at their Dec. 9 meeting.

The county board will certify the final levy at their Tuesday, Dec. 17 meeting.

Hubbard County Administrator Jeff Cadwell said, "The TNT statements were delivered by the third-party printer to the U.S. Postal Service on Dec. 2. I cannot explain why it took seven to 10 days for notices to be delivered.”

Hubbard County commissioners appoint County Administrator Jeff Cadwell to the role for 90 days.

The hearing is the first step in establishing a joint powers board and new taxing authority.

Private landowner wishes to protect lake shoreline, riparian habitat and the working forest.

“If we don't do something to change the course we're on, we'll become utterly dependent on second-home ownership and short-term rentals," Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce President Derek Ricke told Hubbard County commissioners.

It’s a $226,018 increase, or 12.58%, over last year’s $1,796,729 levy.

Superintendent Gregg Parks explains the cause for the increase in the Dec. 16 truth-in-taxation hearing.

Lakes Area Day Health plans to broaden its services, moving into Living at Home of the Park Rapids Area's new location in the industrial park.