August 6, 2009 RSS feed / News

Energy/Alternative Fuels Day Aug. 13 at Ag. Center

The Central Lakes Agricultural Center in Staples will host a free Energy/ Alternative Fuels Field Day Thursday, Aug. 13. The event is from 12:30-4:45 p.m. at CLC AG Center, located one half mile west of the Staples campus. More...

Farmer/semi debate

- o - Ask the Trooper

Q uestion: Please settle the debate. Can a farmer drive a semi-truck without having a CDL? A nswer: According to MN statute 171. More...

Social Security

Question & Answers

QUESTION: I'm about to retire and I get rental income from a property I own. Does investment income count as earnings and affect my ability to collect Social Security benefits? ANSWER: No. More...

Enjoyable concert

The weather was nearly perfect, most everyone remembered to bring a lawn chair, and the music was enjoyable Sunday nigh, JUly 19. More...

Troopers busy, K-9 efforts appreciated

Troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol where busy with the 10,000 Lakes Festival held near Detroit Lakes recently. More...

Pillager athletes keeping busy in summer

School may be out for the summer, but student athletes from Pillager have been keeping busy with a variety of sports events, including running in a 5K race; and hosting the school's first Decathlon Camp. More...

Lessard-Sams hosting public input meetings

The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC), which is charged with annually making OHF funding recommendations to the Legislature, has scheduled planning meetings during the first two weeks in August. More...

In bloom

The happy faces of the sunflowers along Todd County Rd. 11 cannot be missed providing a day brightener whether going to work or on the way home. (Staples World photo by Janice Winter) More...

New WIC food packages introduced this month

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month

August is Minnesota Breastfeeding Awareness Month. It is also when new WIC food packages are available to Minnesota WIC participants. More...

City sets amount for fire retirement fund

"I wish I had better news," Staples Firefighter Jeff Kobliska said as he stepped to the podium at the Staples City Council meeting July 28. More...

Lots of babies

Lakewood Health System celebrated 335 births when it hosted its 6th annual Expectations Birthday Party July 23. The event celebrated babies born at the facility between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009. More...

Veteran nurse noted for service

Ivan V. Sarff Unit 70 American Legion Auxiliary of Staples hosted a special event July 29 at the First International bank annex in Staples to honor war veteran, Lorraine Hankey. More...

Military Pathways for veterans

Free program "Military Pathways" is available to veterans, service members and their families in Minnesota and across the nation. More...

RMCEP helps employ youth through stimulus

Rural Minnesota CEP (RMCEP) was awarded $2.5 million in stimulus funding from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) this spring. More...

Parents: Want to avoid a boomerang college kid?

Your son or daughter leaves home and enters college for the first time after months of gushing about the fun experiences they anticipate on campus and the new friends they will meet. A week later, they call to say they are homesick. More...

Retiree appreciation day Aug. 29

Retirees from all branches of the armed forces and their family members are invited to attend a Retiree Appreciation Day at Camp Ripley, Little Falls., Saturday, Aug. 29. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Veterans News

Disabled veterans eligible for free transit

Minnesota's disabled veterans are now able to use public transportation throughout Minnesota at no charge. The transit benefi t was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tim Pawlenty this year. More...

Depot work

Progress on the repair and replacement of the roof of the Staples Northern Pacific depot has been apparent the past few weeks, with new shingles going on, replacing shingles that date back to 1948. Marty Carlson Construction Co. More...

Thompson certified for new birth control

Lakewood Health System can now offer women a new form of birth control that requires no day-to-day attention. "Implanon" is a small, thin, implantable hormonal contraceptive that is effective for up to three years. More...

Troopers on trains nab 4 failing to stop

Several state troopers from the Thief River Falls and Detroit Lakes districts of the State Patrol combined on July 31 to assist the Canadian Pacific Railroad with motorists who fail to stop for train crossings. More...