Isaac landecker, son of Don and Connie Landecker of Staples, ran the 113th Boston Marathon held on April 20. Isaac, a former Staples Motley High School cross country runner, finished 193rd overall out of 25,000 registered runners. More...

Two minutes - that's the margin Bemidji emergency medical technician and former firefighter Tom Johnson estimates between the life and death of a Leader, Minn., woman. Early Sunday afternoon, May 10, Johnson was riding his Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle north on state Highway 64 near Leader when he saw smoke and flames coming from a house. More...

In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; "Don't question my patriotism," they say. Yet, this Memorial Day and every other day for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true patriots. More...

I am writing this letter regarding Bob Blessing the Todd County Emergency Manager. Bob was previously the City of Staples Emergency Manager before accepting the position with Todd County. Bob will be retiring this month and I just wanted to say what a great job he has done. More...

Hundreds of people are expected to walk the Staples Elementary School track June 5, as part of the annual "Relay for Life" event in the fight against cancer. "This is always a special night," said Barb Peterson, member of the Staples Area Bosom Buddies (Breast Cancer) Support Group; and a committee member of the Relay for Life event. More...

Phil and Rita Stone of Staples will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an Open House on Sunday, May 31, from 2 - 4 p.m. at their lake cabin on Fish Trap Lake, 2527 320th Street, Lincoln. No invitations are being sent. No gifts, please. More...

Lloyd Kermit Otteson, 83, of Staples, died May 17, 2009 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. A memorial service was held May 20, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Rev. Steve Sveom offi- ciating. Burial with honors was in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. More...

The Staples Motley baseball team had a great end to the regular season this past week, winning three of the four games played. The Cards finished out the season with a 14-6 record and were 8-4 in Mid State. The Cardinals received the No. 2 seed in the Section 6AA playoffs and will host No. 7 Long Prairie- GE this Thursday a t 4 : 3 0 p. m . More...

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