October 1, 2009 RSS feed / News

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Concert will feature 250 voices

It will sure be a big sound. The concluding concert of the Real Men Sing choral and vocal festival will feature a chorus of over 250 voices. The concert is Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., in the Staples Motley High School Gym. More...

Don't mess with the Prez'

The new president of the Staples Historical Society, Charlene Sauer, got an initiation into her new duties Saturday when she helped with a sanding and scraping work day at the historic Northern Pacific depot. More...

Three die in White Earth crash

A second deadly crash in three months involving the same family took the lives of a pregnant mother and her two sons Friday, according to the Becker County Sheriff's Department. More...

DFS scholarships for seniors

Six seniors won scholarships for attending the Staples Motley Dollars for Scholars annual meeting held Sept. 17 at The Vintage golf course clubhouse. More...

Cast listed for SMHS fall play

Performances are set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-7, at Centennial Auditorium for the Staples Motley High School fall play. If the high school football team advances to sections, there will be a matinee Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. More...

City uses internet auction to sell forfeited vehicles

The City of Staples Police Department is conducting a vehicle auction sale by internet bidding. The police will be selling nine vehicles from forfeitures or abandonment. All the vehicles will have clear title. More...

Wadena board okays early retirement plan

By Rin Porter Wadena County reporter

The Wadena County Board of Commissioners, at its Sept. 17 meeting, voted to offer an early retirement/resignation incentive program to its employees. The program became effective on Sept. 18, and ends on Nov. 2, 2009. More...

Scraping and painting

Ken Klose looked over the results of his paint scraping work Saturday on a door at the Northern Pacifi c Depot building. More...

Todd County Sheriff reports two Amish vehicle collisions

Two separate accidents involving Amish vehicles being rear-ended by motor vehicles were reported in Todd County Sept. 25. There were no serious injuries reported in either accident, however. More...

New license plates honor families of fallen soldiers

The Minnesota Gold Star license plate is now available free of charge to surviving parents and spouses of soldiers who died while serving honorably in active duty. Lawmakers approved the plates last spring after Rep. More...

Quilt winner

Jeff Wing, left, and Dollars for Scholars President Roger Houselog with the hand-crafted quilt Wing won in the recent Dollars for Scholars raffle. More...

Jamie Gauld out of hospital

Looking forward to a renewed life

In only a matter of days, a young woman was diagnosed with a hole in her heart and underwent open heart surgery to repair the missing portion of her heart. More...

Bertha man critical after accident

A motorcyclist from Bertha was in critical condition after a crash Friday night, Sept. 25, north of Bertha on Highway 71. Roger E. Hagerman, 59, of Bertha, was on a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle. More...