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Since implementing the Crow Wing County Unmanned Aerial System Team on July 1, 2018, the group has been called out or has conducted over 40 missions ranging from helping authorities locate missing persons, assisting at structure and wildland fires, drownings, fleeing subjects, crash reconstructions...
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative’s (TWEC) Board of Directors has appointed Kristine Spadgenske to its board, effective Jan. 1. Spadgenske was appointed to fill director Norman Krause’s seat, due to his retirement.
“Kristine brings a lot of experience in leadership roles in her community as well as...
A Wadena County Sheriff’s Deputy was led on a chase stemming from an attempted traffic stop around 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10.
The Wadena County deputy, along with an agent for the West Central Drug Task Force, attempted to stop a vehicle on Oink Joint Rd. south of Hwy 10 outside the city of Wadena when the...
This past year the Staples Sportsmen’s Club (SSC) was again privileged to serve our community through a variety of opportunities.
Fulfilling our mission of providing classes for youth and maintaining the ranges at McGivern Park keeps many members busy. Louis Ostrowski for one, can be found at the...
Volunteers at the chamber dinner performed stunts and tasks to earn prizes from Ted & Gen’s in Aldrich. Pictured from left, Britney Bursch, Ahna Bursch, Ashley Seely, Dan Orth, Angela Ziegler and Karen Dauer. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
After a rigorous and thorough strategic planning effort, Todd County CAD members recently voted on their top strategies for 2019. The coalition’s projects for 2019 will be based on this work.
After reviewing local rate, state comparisons, trends, risk ratios, and mix of individual, family, peer...
For Keegan Harvey, a word meaning “beginning” was the end of a long and compelling spelling bee competition. Harvey outlasted Estella Bock in the 26th round of the Staples-Motley District Spelling Bee, correctly spelling “exordium,” which means “a beginning or introduction, especially to a...
Pine River-Backus basketball coach John Riewer talks to his team during a timeout at the boys basketball game on Jan. 17, with players wearing the warmup shirts honoring John’s wife Kim, who died of cancer. Riewer is a Staples alumnus and resides in Staples.
“I knew nothing about the shirts until...
Staples Fire Department battled a house fire in sub-zero weather at the corner of McKinley Street and Nebraska Ave. SW in Staples on the early morning of Jan. 18. The rental home had no tenants at the time. Neighbor Justine Lund said she and her husband called 911 and opened the door in case there...
Middle school students from Region 5 competed at a Knowledge Bowl competition Jan. 17, at Central Lakes College in Staples. The event was sponsored by Sourcewell of Staples. There were 72 teams that were part of the competition, with four to six students in each team. Pictured above, Sarah Simpson...
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