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At the Oct. 18, Todd County Board of Commissioners work session, Planning and Zoning Director Tim Stieber reviewed seven areas of the current zoning ordinance proposed to be revised. The revisions will be presented at the Dec. 1 and Jan. 5 planning commission meetings and be made available online...
The first regular meeting of November on Nov. 1 for the Todd County Board of Commissioners was short. Including the closed session, the meeting was 50 minutes in length.
The closed session was for the purpose of 2018 labor negotiation strategy. No report was given.
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Al Kolling, left, president of the Staples Rotary Club, welcomed Rotary District 5580 Governor Herbert Schmidt and his wife Bonnie to a recent club meeting. The Schmidts currently live in Fargo, N. Dak., but originally are from Dickinson, N. Dak., same as Kolling. The theme for Rotary International...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept. include the following:
Nov. 2, Staples Police responded to Staples-Motley Elementary School for a student that ran away from the school. The student was returned.
Nov. 2, Staples Police put three abandoned bikes from the community center in the...
The Wadena Police Department is investigating a possible homicide in the 300 block of Bryant Ave. SW, Wadena. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, the Wadena County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call of an adult male with a gun.
An officer responded to the location and observed an adult...
Staples-Motley High School astronomy students Austyn Ploshnick and Kyle Huepenbecker show their 3D constellation model, part of a class project, to third grader Kaden Speckhard. Instructor Dawn Paurus’ high school astronomy class, is made up of students in grades 8-12. Students in Donnalee Butler’...
At the Nov. 1 Wadena County Board meeting, commissioners voted to proceed with the bidding letting process for the remodeling part of the Public Health Building. Vercon, the county’s construction manager, is supervising the project.
The remodel is to improve building security, enclose work areas...
Six members of the Staples Motley FFA Chapter had the opportunity to attend and compete at the 89th National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis Oct. 19-22.
The chapter earned the National Chapter Award and the Communications Career Development team earned a gold ranking. Brian Sterriker earned...
U.S Senator Amy Klobuchar, center front, and U.S. Representative Collin Peterson, center left, tour Ernie’s Food Market in Staples on Nov. 2, a long with store owners Al and Barb Erbe and USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer, left. The visit was to see the results of a $19,693...
Barn Quilts of Central Minnesota now have 19 quilts on display on their trail. More are being added each month.
The organizers are now seeking to develop a Business Barn Quilt Trail. This would feature smaller versions of a barn quilt, 2 ft. by 2 ft. or 4 ft. by 4 ft., mounted on a building owned...
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