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Tim Uhlenkamp, a Staples Motley High School graduate, was recently recognized as the Outstanding Young Agriculture Teacher in the South Central Region of the state. He has been teaching vocational agriculture at Sibley East High School in Arlington for the past six years. There are eight regions and eight nominees for the statewide award, which will be determined this summer. More ... Volunteer Bruce Nelsen has been working the past several weeks in the former ticket office at the Northern Pacific depot. More ... Staples Police officers, responding to a call to assist Todd County deputies, became involved in a high speed chase early Sunday morning. Officers backed off from the pursuit on Highway 210 and eventually located the vehicle and suspect at a County Road 21 residence, where he was taken into custody. More ... Staples Area Food Shelf last week received a donation from the Staples ‘93 Lions, presented by Mary Kobliska, Staples ‘93 Lions president. More ... Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen and Representative Mary Ellen Otremba will continue their tradition of co-hosting town hall meetings and have scheduled four events throughout District 11B on Friday, Mar. 19. More ... Police Chief Kyle Huber last week presented the police department’s annual report for 2009 to the Staples City Council. The police in 2009 report the city had no homicides but that figures for both theft and suicides took a jump. Huber attributed those increases to the economy. More ... Members of the Staples and Motley Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting at the Staples Thrift and Gift Shop, housed in the former Staples Dollar Store building. More ... The Five Wings Arts Council recently reviewed Community Arts Access grant applications and awarded funding for the following arts events and activities in the five county region of Cass, Crow Wing, Wadena, Morrison and Todd: Crossing Arts Alliance’s art camp for children in June, Brainerd From Age to Age, vocal concerts in Little Falls and Pequot Lakes, June More ... Lions members Don Dravis and Gary ‘Koot’ Knosalla were among several volunteers from the Staples Host Lions, Food Shelf board and others who were on hand Friday to help unload the monthly More ... With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is underway as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. More ... Newly elected Todd County 4-H Leader’s Council Officers include (L-R) President, Gregory Sauer; Vice- President, Emma Motl; Secretary, Sarah Paskewitz; Treasurer, Jeremy Sauer; and Reporter, Dan More ... News RSS feed |
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Introducing the new Staples City Hall & Staples Public Library
