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Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Staples, held their board meeting on June 13 at 1 p.m.
Items on the agenda included a discussion on water availability at the cemetery. After several water line breaks this spring and an extremely large water bill, the board voted to eliminate city water at the cemetery....
To keep the milk flowing all year-round, the Ron and Brenda Hengemuhle family decided they needed to upgrade their dairy farm located near Long Prairie.
On Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you will have the chance to see this family farm and talk with the family and others about the dairy...
Vintage passenger cars from the 1950s era were used to transport railroad employees, former employees and their families on a special BNSF appreciation ride on June 8. The train journeyed from Brainerd to just outside Staples and then returned. Many of the vintage train cars are being restored and...
The Upper Mississippi River - Brainerd watershed, which includes parts of Todd, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cass and Aitkin counties, includes 212 lakes larger than 10 acres, and 2,149 river miles - sources of economy, recreation and tourism for the area.
While the health of Todd County’s waters are...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is seeking public review and comment of a draft proposal for regulating the use of nitrogen fertilizer in Minnesota.
The purpose of the proposed Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule is to minimize the potential for nitrate-nitrogen contamination from fertilizer in...
On the morning of June 8 vans, trucks and trailers were loaded with equipment from the Freshwater Alternative Learning Center in Staples and moved fo their new location at Central Lakes College. The building, owned by the Staples-Motley School District, is being sold to Roach Properties, the...
Members of the Sprinkle and Sprout Garden Club have been hard at work planting flowers in the towns of Motley and Staples. Recently, they planted a variety of petunias in 30 large barrels which will be placed throughout Motley. Pictured, from left, are Geri Altrichter, Marlene Prodahl, Bernice...
The Northern Pacific Depot in Staples has had major renovation work and improvements to its infrastructure, thanks to the diligence of the Staples Historical Society (SHS).
An open house to celebrate these improvements, sponsored by the SHS, was held June 11. The agenda for the event included a...
A single sentence in Minnesota Statute 123A.60 subd.3 is going to make a difference in the lives of the taxpayers in the soon to be former Eagle Valley School District.
That sentence at the very end of the statute states: “If the order of the county board attaches any land area to a district with...
An addition to the agenda resulted in quite a bit of discussion on buffers at the Todd County Commissioners June 6 meeting.
If you are not familiar with buffers, according to a pamphlet available from the Todd Soil and Water Conservation District, a buffer is vegetated land adjacent to a stream,...
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