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Volunteers haul boxes of food to waiting vehicles as Ruby’s Pantry supplied food for a drive-through pop up pantry on Aug. 4. By the end of the day, 554 households were served multiple boxes of food. Some vehicles had to wait an hour and a half in the line that stretched from the CLC parking lot to...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept. included:
July 27; Staples Police investigated a report of criminal sexual conduct.
July 28; Staples Police were notified of a bike that was found on the walking path on the 1500 block of Airport Rd. The bike was was taken to the impound garage.
July...
As of Aug. 5, Lakewood Health System, Staples, is now partnering with the Minneapolis Heart Institute (MHI) at Abbott Northwestern, part of Allina Health, for cardiology services.
Minneapolis Heart Institute is the highest ranked cardiology group in the Twin Cities, according to the recently...
This past June, Bren Davis became a full-time officer with the Staples Police Department (SPD). She had been a part-time officer with the department since 2019.
Prior to joining the SPD, Officer Davis worked at the Aitkin County Jail. “This is my first job on the road,” she said of her work in...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
Beck’s Burger Co. in Staples will hold its grand opening Friday, Aug. 14, serving up a variety of food items and drinks.
Burgers and wings are their specialty, says Devin Becker of Staples, the 29-year-old owner and operator of the new bar and grill. Their...
75 Years Ago - 1945
o Aug. 16, 1945 - President Harry S. Truman announced to the United States the complete surrender of Japan on Aug. 14.
In Staples, the news of the end of the war came as a relief to many people who had displayed more or less of a nervous tension for the past four days since the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The City of Staples is expected to receive approximately $225,000 in relief money from the CARES Act. At the July 28, 2020 Staples Economic Development Authority (SEDA) meeting, the board discussed how the city will be able to spend that money.
There are specific...
Todd County recored eight new COVID-19 cases in the week prior to Aug. 9. Other area counties continue to see a few new cases, but no apparent large outbreaks. Wadena County saw four new cases, Morrison nine and Cass 14.
The area also has relatively few deaths caused by COVID-19. There’ve been two...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples City Council agreed that a utility assessment should remain on a property but were more open to allowing a nuisance assessment to be forgiven on a new purchase of a lot in Staples.
A request came to the council at their July 28 meeting, from Julie...
The Motley Fire Department’s new Rosenbauer pumper tanker (above, far left) recently arrived from South Dakota where it was custom built at Heiman Inc., a process that took approximately 14 - 15 months. The department’s former primary truck (center) will now be used as backup. Bryan Stevens, MFD...
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