June 24, 2010 RSS feed / News

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Wadena tornado declared emergency

By Rin Porter
Wadena County reporter
Commissioner Bill Stearns, chair of the Wadena County Board of Commissioners, convened an emergency meeting of the county board at 10:40 a.m. on Friday, June 18. All commissioners were present along with County Auditor/ Treasurer Char West. More...

Absentee balloting for primary begins June 25

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie reminded voters who will be away from home or otherwise unable to make it to their polling locations on Aug. 10 that they can vote absentee in the state primary beginning Friday, June 25. More...

Science Award

Paula Papenfuss, a student at Staples Motley High School, has received a Science Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences More...

Student Acheivements

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - DULUTH, has announced its dean’s list for Spring semester, 2010. To qualify, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5. More...

New storm sewer pipes

A crew from Knife River worked on grouting storm sewer pipes Monday afternoon on the corner of 3rd Ave. and 11th St. NE, a part of the improvements included in the turnback construction on old Hwy. More...

Wadena disaster relief requested

WOW (Work on Wadena) volunteers needed Saturday

Volunteer coordinators are making a big push for volunteers for Saturday on what is being called Work on Wadena or WOW. A professional volunteer organizer can be reached at 800-543-7709 from any phone or at 211 from any land line. More...

Merickel miracle

Rev. Carol Carroll (left) reflected on the tornado that swept through her Wadena neighborhood a few hours earlier on June 17. More...

Physician Assistant joins Lakewood

Lakewood Health System (LHS) announces that Jody Giza, Physician Assistant, has joined the team of family medicine providers. More...

Senior Citizen News

By Audrey Zimmer

May was a small month for celebrants. Judy Petre, Joyce Thiel and Edie Petree had May birthdays. Joyce and Jim Mohler celebrated their anniversary. More...

Todd County okays Zacher plat

By Tim King, Todd County reporter

The Todd County Board of Commissioners approved the final plat for the Sandy Shores Too development in Leslie Township on Lake Osakis at their June 15 meeting. More...

Police seek vandalism culprits

Vandalism and pranks joined the line up of accidents and DWIs handled by the Staples Police Department this past week. Vandalism including the egging of cars and damage to a yard was reported by Lori Duhn in northeast Staples on June 14. More...