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Challenger Stone defeats incumbent Park Rapids Mayor Mikesh

KAXE | By Chelsey Perkins
Published November 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM CST
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Stone has served on the Park Rapids City Council since 2016 and will begin her two-year term as mayor in January.

PARK RAPIDS — Liz Stone will be the next mayor of Park Rapids.

Stone defeated incumbent Mayor Pat Mikesh. Mikesh returned to office for a second stint in 2025 after serving 2013 to 2018.

Stone, 53, is a synod authorized minister for Calvary Lutheran Church. She has served on the Park Rapids City Council since 2016 and currently serves on the Planning Commission, City Finance Committee and Heartland Lakes Economic Development Corp.

Stone will begin her two-year term in January.

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Chelsey Perkins
Chelsey Perkins became the News Director in early 2023 and was tasked with building a new local newsroom at the station. She is based in Brainerd and leads a team of four reporters covering communities across Northern Minnesota from the KAXE studio in Grand Rapids and the KBXE studio in Bemidji.
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