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More Minnesotans than ever qualify for the Energy Assistance Program. In 2021, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which operates the Energy Assistance Program, has over $130 million in federal funding, with more expected this fall, to help more Minnesota households. The Energy Assistance Program...
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Oct. 3, at approximately 5:07 p.m., their office received a report of an ATV accident with injuries on private property located off 103rd St., east of 400th Ave. in Lakin Township, southeast of Hillman.
According to the sheriff’s office, a 10-...
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on Oct. 4, pursuant into an ongoing investigation regarding the use, sale and trafficking of illegal narcotics in the Pillager area, a traffic stop on a motor vehicle was conducted in Sylvan Township, rural Pillager.
An investigation was initiated and a...
Dee Lehner, Imaging Manager at Lakewood Health System, is always looking for community projects to sink her teeth into. So, when her colleague, Jenny Vavra, Lakewood’s Laboratory Manager, proposed the idea of repurposing surgical matting as sleeping mats for the homeless, she was all ears.
It was...
Firefighter Jamie Dolezal demonstrates a controlled descent from the top of the Staples Fire Hall roof much to the delight of Staples-Motley Elementary third grade students during their Fire Prevention Week visit Oct. 8. (Photo by Janice Winter)
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
At the Sept. 20 meeting, the Staples-Motley School Board approved their proposed property tax levy, which included increases for building projects.
The general levy will be 20 percent lower, but close to $3 million is needed for building projects, so the overall...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
The Wadena Whirlaways recently celebrated 50 years of square dancing, with a special dance and potluck held at their new location in Staples.
Dozens of dancers hailed from all over central Minnesota, with even a few out-of-state folks (including Yuma, Ariz.)...
On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at approximately 7:23 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a deceased elderly male in Section 34 of Bullard Township. Law Enforcement arrived to find the ambulance and family already on scene. It was determined that the male party was...
75 Years Ago - 1946
o Oct. 10, 1946 - Fire, believed to have started from an oil stove in the kitchen of the home, caused a great deal of damage to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morris on Third Street in Staples Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, about 3:15 o’clock.
o Oct. 10, 1946 - An article taken...
On Sept. 20, Staples Police received a report of a suspicious individual at the Clark gas station. After speaking with the individual, it was determined that there was a concern for their mental health and police transported them to the Lakewood Health System for a mental health evaluation.
On Sept...
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