March 4, 2010 RSS feed / News

Help from an expert

Martha Rach (on right) helps Staples residents Greg and Deb McGillivray with their income tax preparation, a free service (sponsored by AARP) that’s provided at the Staples Senior Center on Wedn More...

Todd County to lobby for bonding, septic rules delay

The Todd County board of Commissioners at their Feb.16 meeting passed a resolution containing nine Legislative priorities that they will urge area legislators to support. More...

Todd County ADA crowns 2010 Dairy Princesses

The Todd County American Dairy Association (ADA) held its annual Dairy Princess program on Feb. 20, and selected four Dairy Princesses and eight Junior Dairy Ambassadors to serve the organization during 2010. More...

Police report theft from Farmers Market

The theft of funds from the Staples Farmers Market group was reported to police last week. Rebecca K. Garey reported Feb. More...

Superhero in town

“Be a superhero in the Minnesota Fight against Hunger” is the theme of the March Food Share fund drive for food shelves around the state. More...

Food shelf open house

Jerry and Maryann O’Keefe were two of the many visitors attending an open house Feb.25 at the new Staples Area Food Shelf. More...

Story telling

Staples resident Rick Weber recounted childhood stories and tales for an appreciative audience Friday, at the Staples City Council chambers. More...

Full house

There was a full house in the lobby/atrium of the Staples City Hall on Feb.25 for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the new city building. More...

Work at Ernie’s

Greg Giza from Giza Plumbing and Heating was digging trenches for water lines in the interior of the new Ernie’s Food Market on Monday. More...

Down they come

The cedar shake awnings that have been a trademark of Staples for nearly 40 years are coming down. Workers for the Mike Lovelace Construction Co. More...

Deputies report one-car rollover

Wadena County Sheriff’s Deputies, while on snowmobile patrol on Saturday Feb. 27, came upon a one vehicle roll-over accident on 330th Street in Red Eye Township in Wadena County. Deputies came upon the accident at approximately 11:11 a.m. More...

No one injured in school bus accident

None of the 20 passengers aboard a school bus were hurt in a minor collision Feb. 24 in Clarissa, according to the Todd County Sheriff’s Department. More...

Hands on experience at Staples ranch

Students in the Vet Tech program at Globe University Minnesota School of Business, Moorhead, ventured on a field trip to a local farm Feb. 15 for hands-on experience with large animals. More...

Volunteering time

Pam Collins, a volunteer reader, read from the book “What can a Giant Do?” to Clara (younger child) and Olivia Neal who were clinging to their mother, Brandi Neal. More...

Wizard School

Lynn and Robert Halbrook from 20th Century Magic presented a Wizard School Thursday evening as one of the Staples Public Library’s Grand Opening celebration activities. More...