April 2, 2009 RSS feed / News

Staples Motley advances 18 to Section 6A speech meet

Eighteen Staples Motley Speech team members qualified for the Section 6A speech tournament at the sub section tournament last Saturday. The Section 6A tournament is this weekend in Menahga. The state speech tournaments are April 17 and 18. More...

Qualify for Section 6A Tournament

Cardinal Speech team members who qualified to compete in the Section 6A Tournament in Menahga to be held on April 4 are, front row, left to right: Becky Eckenrode, A. J. Smith, co-captains Jenna Nypan and Joe Fink, Alek Paskewitz, Nick Trout. More...

Rotary essay contest winners

Winners of the Staples Rotary Club's annual 4-Way Test Essay Contest visited a recent meeting and read their essays. More...

Wadena closes transfer station, employees on leave

The Wadena County Transfer Station was closed at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, by the Wadena County Board of Commissioners following an emergency closed board meeting held earlier that day. More...

Paper artist

Shawn Decker displayed two of his several origami creations that he made during an evening class for young people at the Staples Library. The program on Thursday, March 19 was paper folding for beginners, ages 6 to 12. More...

Flood 2009

Line-up Homeowner Dale Hausmann, center, had handson help March 26, as the Crow Wing River threatened to spill through the family's lower living quarters. More...

Police break up juvenile drinking party

Staples Police report they broke up a juvenile drinking party early Saturday morning, March 28, at a home in northeast Staples. Officers responded to 1320 8th Street N.E. at 12:22 a.m. Saturday where a fight was apparently in progress. More...

Verndale deaths ruled overdose

Authorities have determined the cause of death of the two people found in their home in Verndale on March 6. More...

Lakewood's ER receives Trauma III designation

The leading cause of death for Minnesotans between the ages of one and 44 is due to trauma-related injuries. The chance for survival in trauma patients heavily depends on the plan in place for emergent care. More...

Todd County K-9 unit demonstration

The Todd County K-9 team of Deputy Steve Och and Gunther demonstrated their skills for area students March 12. More...

Delayed trip to D.C.

Staples area residents Harry and Lavoane Meyer returned recently from a trip to Washington, D.C., where they spent four days touring national monuments and museums. More...