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Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept. include;
Sept. 22; Staples Police assisted the Todd County Sheriff’s Dept. with a report of multiple gunshots near the intersection of Spruce Rd and 313th Ave. near Motley. After investigation, two people were arrested, Micah Tanner, 26, and...
Vickie Moenkedick of Bertha, far right, along with two of her daughters and nine grandchildren enjoyed their annual family bike trip through Staples Sept. 21, which included a stop at the Dairy Queen. The trip begins at Living Legacy Gardens in Staples and follows the bike trail into town. Pictured...
The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government will present foreign policy expert, Tom Hanson speaking on “Sea change? The U.S. and the World in the Trump Era” Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Dryden Theater at Central Lakes College.
The early months of the Trump administration have...
Amy Balk of Pillager, along with her children Payson (left) and Camden, enjoyed shopping at the Farmer’s Market in Staples Sept. 21. Pictured at right, Deb Erickson of Red Rock Gardens in Verndale, bags up some tomatoes for the Balks. The Staples Farmer’s Market is held on Thursdays from 2 - 5:30 p...
Learning the importance of teamwork and contiguous habitat in preserving wildlife, Motley-Staples sixth grade students lose a few balls and marbles from their trough run at Enviro Fest. From left are Gabe Koval, Kahner Lynch, Devon Kadus, Gabby Case, Annahka Kovach, Steffany Sullivan and Dahlton...
When Lindsey Hirschey heard the Stomping Grounds coffee shop was for sale, she jumped at the opportunity.
“I always wanted to own a coffee shop, and this was the perfect time,” said Hirschey.
She and her husband Joel checked it out and just three weeks later they were signing the contract to take...
There’ll be some new events for the 2017 Staples-Motley Homecoming, starting Friday, Sept. 29, continuing through Saturday, Oct. 7.
The homecoming football game will be held Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. against Ottertail Central.
Homecoming shirts and buttons will be available for purchase starting...
Grant Woodwick releases a chickadee that his classmates had helped band at Enviro Fest on Sept. 20, held at the Katterhagen farm east of Browerville. At this station, the students learned some of the scientific uses for banding and studying birds. This year was the largest Envirofest yet, with 480...
Staples native Casey Smithley, now of Plymouth, recently placed fourth at the Wilson Center Guitar Festival in Milwaukee, Wis.
“It was an amazing experience,” Smithley shared recently, adding that he received “some great, constructive feedback that will help me improve for next year and other...
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman is urging consumers to be aware of the steps they can take to protect their financial information and prevent identity theft in response to the report of a large-scale data breach at Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting companies.
Equifax...
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