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Park Rapids · Park RapidsNevis School’s robotics team is featured in the May/June issue of the Minnesota School Board Association’s (MSBA) "Journal." The “What’s Right With Public Schools”has a picture of Nevis robotics students on the cover with the story title “Nurturing Tomorrow’s Educators,” written by mentor Olaf Netteberg. “We were asked to be a booth exhibitor at the MSBA for three years as a School of Excellence,” mentor Kay Netteberg said. “In 2023, we sugg…See the Story
Nevis robotics highlighted in MSBA magazine
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsJennifer Michaelson, a kindergarten teacher at Century School, has been named the 2023-24 Park Rapids teacher of the year. Michaelson was nominated by fellow kindergarten teacher Rebecca Penning. “Our kindergarten team is so proud that Jen was selected as Park Rapids teacher of the year,” said Penning. “I wrote my nomination in January, knowing that her craft as a teacher and her love for children needed to be celebrated. She has forever been…See the Story
Michaelson named Park Rapids teacher of the year
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsDespite intermittent sprinkles of rain, sixth graders from Park Rapids, Nevis, Laporte, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and St. Philip’s Catholic School of Bemidji explored a range of plants, animals, insects and other topics on Wednesday, May 15 at Camp Wilderness. It was the Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Freshwater Festival, featuring experts from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ag Centric, the Minnesot…See the Story
Sixth graders get hands-on lessons in nature
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsThe Nevis City Council approved Brent Nicklason as the fire department’s new chief at their meeting Monday, May 13. He previously served as the assistant chief of the Nevis Fire Department. Sue Gray chaired the meeting in Mayor Jeanne Thompson’s absence. The fire department made the recommendation following the resignation of chief Josh Winters. Nicklason told the council the department responded to eight fires last month. The department …See the Story
Nicklason named Nevis Fire Chief
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Finance · Park RapidsNevis sophomore students in Laura Scanlon’s personal finance class and seniors in Jodi Sandmeyer’s economics class partnered with Best Prep to gain real-world experiences. Students communicated with employees who work for Thrivent Financial in Minneapolis by email. During the first week of the program, students introduced themselves to their “eMentor.”
Each week, students wrote a letter about a workplace topic, such as goals, leadership qua…See the Story
Nevis business students benefit from mentorship
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsMenahga residents packed city hall on Monday, May 13. They asked for better transparency and a more thorough explanation for six years’ worth of water billing errors. Several questioned who was liable: the city or property owner? About 25 to 30 residents filled the meeting room. Eighty-three properties out of 543 within city limits – or about 15% – are affected by inaccurate invoicing since 2012, but Minnesota Statute only allows the city…See the Story
Menahga residents say utility back billing is unfair
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsThe Nevis City Council heard some ideas from resident Mark Koebnick at their meeting May 13 that could solve issues with a device at the municipal liquor store. It dates back to the 1950s and was red-tagged by the Minnesota Division of Labor and Industry (DLI) in May 2023, due to safety violations. Koebnick is working on a volunteer basis to help the city address the violations with what he referred to as “the lift” at the store. According t…See the Story
Nevis City Council explores ways to fix lift at muni
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsThe Park Rapids Fire Department (PRFD) responded Friday afternoon, May 10, to a structure fire at 115 Main Ave. N. According to a news release from the PRFD, the fire was reported at 4:43 p.m. when a single-family home was found to be leaking smoke from windows facing Main Avenue. Menahga firefighters also responded. Park Rapids police officers were on scene when the PRFD arrived, the release states. Police officers had entered the home, did …See the Story
Fire damages Main Avenue home
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