Akeley News

The woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a former Hubbard County deputy last summer has filed a $2 million civil rights lawsuit against the county and the city of Akeley.

Hubbard County Sheriff's Department investigator Jerry Tatro received the chief deputy job Wednesday.

Tilly, a pot bellied pig, may be facing eviction in Akeley. Owner Tania Sorvisto arrived at the council meeting this week with daughters Heather, 5, and Danielle, 7, White to request the ordinance prohibiting Vietnamese pot bellied pigs in the city be revisited.

The Akeley Council eyed upgrades to the Paul Bunyan statue and the campground this week, asking parks commissioner Jon Johnson to draft recommendations on both.

Dale McDougall will miss his 30th anniversary next month. Hea ll miss his sona s wedding, and the first baby steps his grandchild will take.

The man who was legally drunk when he caused a fatal highway accident in January east of Park Rapids will spend a little over three years in prison.

Hubbard County officials are hosting FEMA representatives this week, touring the area to assess damage caused by overland flooding and rapid snow melt.

One man was transported to a Park Rapids hospital late Wednesday afternoon after being involved in a two-vehicle collision in Akeley.

Akeley Paul Bunyan Days has gotten the ax. The city festival will likely no longer be receiving municipal funds, including $4,000 requested for this summer's event.

The Akeley Council will convene a work session at 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss granting a request for $4,000 toward Paul Bunyan Days.

When the director of the musical comedy, "Guys on Ice," greeted his audience departing Long Lake Theater last summer he posed a question.

Charges have been dropped against a former Hubbard County Deputy charged with alleged sexual assault.

Donald Kerwin, the bicyclist pedaling cross country to raise funds for area organizations, reached Lake Herman, SD Saturday, capturing the attention of online newspaper Madville Times editor Cory Heidelberger.

Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 04/12/2009 10:10 AM Donald Kerwin of Akeley, MN, on Saturday, April 11, south edge of Madison, SD, at mile 350 of his 2000-mile trip from Akeley, MN, to Apache Junction, AZ .

When the sun makes its appearance next Saturday, Donald Kerwin plans to board his bike, tethered to a trailer, and head west.

Fare for All, a cooperative food-purchasing program with a distribution base in Akeley, is gaining momentum on a near daily basis.

The Akeley Council continues to experience a changing of the guard. The council appointed former mayoral candidate Jon Johnson to the position vacated by Brian Hitchcock, recently deployed with the National ...

Three teens have been fined $1,600 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to killing 109 American coots.

Three teens have been fined $1,600 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to killing 109 American Coots.

The Hubbard County Food Shelf is once again experiencing banner business, economic doldrums fueling an increase in usage.