January 28, 2010 RSS feed / News

County official appears in court on DWI charge

At a Dec. 23, court appearance, Long Prairie Grey Eagle School Board member and Todd County Solid Waste Administrator Tim Cadwallader, 46, of Long Prairie, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence. More...

Breakfast with the senator

State Senator Dan Skogen, DFL District 10, held a town meeting at the Spot Cafe in Staples Jan. 23, to listen to concerns expressed by area residents. More...

Students of the Month

Motley Staples Middle School Students of the month at Motley Staples Middle School and the subject they were selected in were: Sixth grade - Claire Japke, Computer; Heather Mensen, Science; Carly Smith, Math; Jordan Grewe, Reading; Jody Ma More...

Library move

The new Staples branch of the Great River Regional Library is filling up fast. The move from the old Government Center quarters began Monday. More...

City hall open

The Staples City Hall is now open for business in the new building at Sixth Street and Second Avenue. More...

Staples Police report DWI arrest Jan. 23

Staples Police this week report charging a Staples man with driving while intoxicated on Jan. 23 An officer was patrolling on west Prairie Avenue when he observed a pickup truck driving from shoulder to shoulder on the road in front of him. More...

Deputies respond to two incidents in midst of storm

Icy roads and a winter storm didn’t keep everyone home last Friday night and Saturday. The weather was a factor in two incidents handled last weekend by the Wadena County Sheriff’s Department. More...

Festival of Health set in Wadena

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the year’s biggest health fair in Wadena. The 20th annual February Festival of Health is a communitywide health fair to be held Saturday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

New school board member

Staples Motley School Superintendent Mark Schmitz, center, welcomes new board member Brad Anderson just after he and Barb Schmitt took their oath of office at the Jan. 19 meeting. Anderson is starting his first four-year term. More...

CLC hosted rural economic development program

Central Lakes College on Jan. 7 hosted a free program on business development in rural Minnesota featuring Colleen Landkamer, state director of USDA Rural Development. More...

Helping feed starving children

Students in Janet Anderson’s 5th grade classroom at Staples Elementary School made a donation of $48.27 to the Feed My Starving Children project, which will be held Feb. 6 - 7, in Staples. More...

Local attorney offers new service/housecalls

Dianna Borstad is an attorney who works out of her home in Verndale, and has recently begun offering a service few others locally provide. More...