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Minnesotans can now see proposed 2018 rate information submitted by Minnesota insurers to the Minnesota Commerce Department for individual health insurance plans, including those that will be sold through MNsure.
All insurers that currently offer health plans in Minnesota’s individual market have...
Central Lakes College has hired Tambera Topp as its new recruiter. Topp, who received her BS in Accounting and her MBA from the Minnesota School of Business brings higher education and student service experience to the position. Her most recent role as Education and Employment Advisor/Data...
The Staples Police Department responded to the following incidents:
July 30 - ATVs were reported tearing up the road on Nebraska Ave. SW but were gone when police arrived.
July 30 - Juveniles were reported jumping off and swimming around the pier at Dower Lake and were given a warning. The...
The Staples Host Lions Club recently donated a total of $5,400 to local organizations. These included Staples-Motley Community Education, $1,500; Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce, $500; Staples-Motley ISD 2170, $400; and Staples Motley Area Arts Council (SMAAC), $3,000. Pictured at top left...
The City of Staples agreed to purchase a house located at 705 Oak Ave. SW in Staples from the Todd County tax forfeited roll. The city’s plan is to allow Habitat For Humanity to demolish the home and build a new one on the lot. The purchase cost was $2,500. The Lakes Area Habitat For Humanity has...
Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and back packs. It’s also the perfect time to make sure children are up to date on their vaccines.
Child care facilities, preschool programs, schools and colleges are prone to outbreaks of infectious diseases. Children...
Volunteers from across Minnesota are needed Saturday, Aug. 5, to participate in a statewide search for starry stonewort, Minnesota’s newest aquatic invasive species. Hundreds of volunteers will gather at rendezvous sites statewide to learn how to identify starry stonewort and search for it in area...
Groups wanting to restore, protect or enhance public land can apply for Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) grants to help pay for work on Minnesota prairies, forests, wetlands or other habitat for fish and wildlife.
Nonprofit organizations and government entities are eligible to submit applications...
There seems to be a misconception that school custodians are taking it easy during the summer months.
“That’s actually one of our busiest times...that and basketball season,” said Travis Benson who has worked as a full-time custodian at Staples-Motley High School for the past seven years.
As soon...
The Staples City Council approved a purchase agreement for two city-owned lots, between 7th and 8th St. NE, near Hwy 10, to Casey’s Retail Company, a convenience store business.
At their July 25 meeting, City Administrator Jerel Nelsen said they have set a closing date for Jan. 31, but they...
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