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Work is under way by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to install technology at seven rest areas in the state that will help truck drivers find safe parking along high-volume freight corridors.
Minnesota is working with seven other states to implement the Regional Truck Parking Information...
Minnesotans can use their current driver’s licenses for federal purposes, including boarding commercial aircraft, through Oct. 10, 2018. That’s because Gov. Dayton asked for and received an extension to comply with the federal REAL ID requirements.
The Minnesota legislature passed a law that...
The Staples-Motley Speech Team took first place at the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton tournament held Feb. 3. Four Cardinal’s were named tournament champions: Jonah Johnson (Creative Expression), Alex Erickson and Andrew Bates (Duo) and Ari Brings (Great Speeches and Poetry). Second place finishers were...
Holly Marsh, 40, Colleen Marsh, 57, and Timothy Marsh, 62, all of Staples, were arrested Feb. 2 as part of a drug investigation.
During the early morning hours of Feb. 2, agents from the West Central Drug and Violent Offender Task Force along with deputies from the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office...
Area ranchers listen intently to Dana Didrickson of Badger talk about his family’s operation at the 18th annual Winter Grazing Workshop on Feb. 1 at Central Lakes College in Staples, presented by the Crow Wing River Basin Forage Council. More than 80 people were in the room to hear Didrickson talk...
Nearly 70 project ideas were received by the Staples Motley Area Community Foundation in their search for Big Idea projects to fund or help fund.
Ideas ranged from improvements like flowers, green space and Christmas decorations to signs, benches and trail improvements to major building and...
Sixteen families attended the ‘Move, Drop (everything) & Read’ event at Staples-Motley Elementary School Feb. 5. The event was sponsored by the Staples-Motley Early Childhood Coalition and Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE). It featured a number of activities, including reading, singing...
Children in the pre-school program at Sacred Heart Area School in Staples made special Valentine’s Day cards recently. Pictured, from left, are Finlay Jensen, Paislee Boozell, Brynn Stevens, Bennett Sonenstahl; and twin brothers Zane and Reed Leech. When asked who they were giving their Valentines...
Tricia Jasmer has been a quick learner in her process of becoming Director of the Staples Parks and Recreation Department and the Staples Community Center.
“Last year I took everything on myself, it was sink or swim,” she said.
She didn’t sink and has been implementing new programming and new...
William Thew placed first and Jadyn Vogel was second at the Staples-Motley District Spelling Bee Jan. 31 at Centennial Auditorium, Staples.
Thew correctly spelled the words exasperation, sinewy and incessant on his way to the title. His final word was ricochet.
He said he practiced spelling to get...
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