Students from five schools submitted works to the Nemeth Art Center's annual youth art show, with the top six awards going to four students from Menahga and two from Bemidji.
LuAnn (Latterell) Bolton, 82, passed away on January 3rd, 2022, after a battle with cancer. She died peacefully with her sons by her side. LuAnn was born in Bemidji, Minnesota to Harvey and Emma Latterel, nee Kaproth and was raised in Northome, Minnesota where she attended elementary and high school. In high school she was active in cheerleading, band and class plays. She attended Bemidji State University where she enjoyed coursework in meteorology, literature and art. While at BSU, she met and married Edward Bolton and they made their home in the Twin Cities. Her first son, Bruce Bolton was born in 1962, and her second son Edward (Skip) Bolton was born in 1965. LuAnn enjoyed cooking and entertaining, her work, but most important to her was being a loving and caring parent. In 1974 LuAnn moved to the Park Rapids, Minnesota area and resided on 2nd Crow Wing Lake. She started working at the Hubbard County Courthouse in 1978 and was promoted to be the Court Administrator, a position she h
Over the last eight weeks, League of Women Voters (LWV) Park Rapids, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, has been providing voters with information on why our elections are secure, ways to vote early, how to register before Election Day, how to deal with misinformation about voter security and how to evaluate the news you are hearing about elections.