October 29, 2009 RSS feed / News

Wadena County and highway workers reach agreement

Board Chair Dave Schermerhorn announced at the Oct. 21 Wadena County Board meeting, that the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 49 had voted to accept a new contract with the county. More...

Student Achievements

KATIE BECKER, Browerville, graduated from Bemidji State University with an Associate of Arts degree in liberal education at the conclusion of the 2009 summer sessions. More...

CONGRATULATIONS!

Motley Staples Middle School Students of the month at Motley Staples Middle School and the subject they were selected for were: Sixth grade - Jordan Haglin, Art; Rebekka Paskewitz, Computer; MacKenzie McGree, Phy. More...

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra concert Nov. 1

The Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra will begin its 2009-2010 season with a concert of "Fanfares, Themes, and Variations." This performance will be on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Long Prairie- Grey Eagle High School auditorium. More...

Sheriff seeking to replace K-9 unit

Sherif f Mike Carr Jr. appeared before the Wadena County Board at its Oct. More...

Change your clocks, change your batteries

Set your clocks back at 2 a.m. on November 1,

Last year, residential fires claimed 38 lives in Minnesota; 75 percent of the deaths occurred in homes without working smoke alarms. More...

Sitting high

An eagle perched atop a dead tree just feet from Highway 10 Monday afternoon. The perch was just west of the Lakewood Health System Hospital, overlooking both the highway and the nearby wetland. (Staples World photo by Tom Crawford) More...

Todd County fails in bid for radio funds

Todd County commissioners, at their Oct. 20 meeting, were told that the county did not receive a federal grant for more than $400,000 to upgrade police and fire radio communications. More...

Collecting for food shelf

Approximately 70 kids from at least seven local churches participated in the annual "Trick or Treat for the Staples Area Food Shelf" event Oct. 25. More...

Memorable flight

The cast of "Airplane," the fall play presented by Staples Motley High School, invites you to board "Go Bananas Airline" in a memorable flight to New York City Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-7, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Wrestling coaching picture in limbo

Putting together the pieces of a puzzle over who will be heading up the coaching duties when the Staples Motley High School wrestling season starts in a couple weeks is a tough job. Head Coach Gordy Thompson said Monday he's been fired. More...

Cub Scout Food Drive

The Cub Scouts from Staples Motley Pack 61 recently completed a food drive that garnered over 400 lbs. of food for the food shelves in Staples and Motley. More...

Performing with The Shadows

Members of the Staples Motley High School Orchestra provided a string section as back up for The Shadows concert Saturday, Oct. 17, at Centennial Auditorium. More...

Todd County Sheriff investigates accidents

A Friday afternoon accident southwest of Staples sent two Bertha area residents to the hospital for treatment of injuries. The Todd County Sheriff's office reported that Carla Leehy was west bound on County Road 24 about 4:10 p.m. More...