October 22, 2009 RSS feed / News

Seeking applications for transportation enhancements

The Central Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership is presently accepting applications for qualifying transportation enhancement projects to be implemented during State Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014) in the 12-county area of Be More...

Nearly done

The outer walls of the Staples City Hall and Library building were nearing the final bricks early this week. Employees of Jordahl Concrete from Motley were working on the east side of the building Monday, the last side unfinished. More...

Student posters will become billboards

Todd-Wadena Healthy Connections poster winners

This year's county-wide poster contest, conducted by Todd-Wadena Healthy Connections, theme was "Stand Up and Be Active." Todd-Wadena Healthy Connections is a health coalition established in 1993 made up of public and private health agencies servin More...

Manufacturers to be honored

All area manufacturers are invited to attend a Manufacturers Appreciation Luncheon at Central Lakes College, Staples Campus, on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 11:30 a.m. More...

20 year chief's pin

Staples firefighter, Joe Hassler, received his 20 year member pin at the Minnesota Fire Chief's Association convention awards banquet held Oct. 17 in Duluth. More...

Illegal signs can be removed

Elections and other promotions are apparently causing a glut of roadside signs in Staples. The Staples Police Department, along with the city of Staples, would like to point out that there are many signs in the city limits that illegally posted. More...

Lakewood welcomes respiratory therapist

Morgan Reese, Respiratory Therapist, recently joined Lakewood Health System. Mor- gan's addi- tion brings the total number of respir atory thera- pists to three; joining Karla Provost, RT and Kirsten Smith, RT. More...

Pipeline maintenance

Wadena County Road 30 by the Staples Airport was re-opened late Monday this week after pipeline repair crews replaced sections of pipe under and near the road. More...

Vehicle total loss, three injured, after hitting trees

Their vehicle was a total loss and three people received minor injuries when the driver drove off the end of the road and into some trees at an intersection of the Highway 10 service road on the west end of Staples. More...

School board quickly handles light agenda

Committee and administration reports comprised the majority of a 50-minute Staples Motley School Board meeting Monday evening in Motley. Superintendent Mark Schmitz reported on the meeting of the board's facilities committee. More...

New municipal pool?

It appeared early this week the city was installing a new swimming pool near the new Staples City Hall and Library. However, Anderson Brothers crews had excavated three parking areas in the process of creating the eventual parking lots. More...

Stomping Grounds hosts signing

A book signing event with author Wendy Killian will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Stomping Grounds Coffee shop in Staples, starting at 1 p.m. More...

Rebroadcast of candidate forum set

The candidate forum held Oct. 14 will be rebroadcast on Staples cable television channel 8 at noon on Oct. 22, 27, 28 and 29. More...

City candidates' responses at Meet the Candidate night

Chris Etzler emphasized the future of Staples while his opponent Terry Minnick, criticized the city for capital improvement projects, asking where is the money for them coming from. More...

Additional funding available for older job seekers

Experience Works (formerly Green Thumb), the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit employer of job seekers 55 and older received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Federal Stimulus") to employ an additional 35 older men an More...

Candidate forum highlights school candidates

Candidates for the Staples Motley School board offered a variety of responses to questions posed Oct. 14 at a school board Meet the Candidates session sponsored by the Staples Community Foundation at the Staples Motley High School cafeteria. More...