Park Rapids broadcast group celebrates 50 years
December 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The “voice of the nation’s vacationland” debuted 50 years ago on Sunday when KPRM AM went on the air halfway into a Friday evening basketball between the local high school and Sebeka, Minn. Continue Reading
Hugo’s Family Marketplace, a Grand Forks-based grocer, said Tuesday that it has purchased J&B Foods in Park Rapids, Minn. This will bring the number of stores in the Hugo’s chain to 10.
An invasion of forest tent caterpillars from Hubbard County (Minn.) and around the state has now found its way to city trees.
Hubbard County got its own taste of the hit A&E show “Storage Wars” on Saturday. Hundreds of people swamped DLI Storage west of Park Rapids to participate in an auction of delinquent storage units. The auction, slated for 10 a.m., was delayed because so many bargain-hunters were trying to register for auction bidding cards. The line snaked around the storage units. Parking was scarce and everybody was hoping to hit the lottery.
The murder of a Park Rapids, Minn., graduate who left a flourishing dental practice to help people in impoverished countries has been heart wrenching for his family and the small community he attended school in. 
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