February 2, 2012 RSS feed / News

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Earl Thom found guilty of stalking

On Jan. 24 a Todd County jury conv icted Earl Louis Thom of felony stalking involv- ing Todd County Attorney Charles Rasmussen. More...

Staples Historical Society board

The Staples Historical Society can now contract for engineering and architectural services for renovation of the depot, thanks to a grant from the state historical society. More...

Students of the Month

Staples Motley High School Front row, left to right: Misty Myers, Emma Miller, Julia Fink, Christina Smith, Jaci Jeziorski, Amy Yezek. More...

Arrests in Staples for threats, narcotics, theft

On Jan. 24, Staples Police arrested Troy Breckenridge, 38, of Staples, for terroristic threats after Breckenridge had threatened a juvenile male and then started driving in the direction of the victims residence. More...

Accident results in DUI

On Jan. 28, at 10 p.m., the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle accident at the intersection of County Road 24 and County Road 21, south of Staples. More...

City still wants to form charter commission

By Mark Anderson
News Editor

After a judge declined to pick names for a Staples Charter Commission, the Staples City Council decided to reapply so that the judge wouldn’t have to choose among people he does not know. More...

Charter school moving ahead, board to meet

Connections High School Board of Directors will meet at Central Lakes College on Feb. 7, at 4 p.m. Connections is the charter technical school being planned for the Staples area. More...

Tentative teacher agreement sidelined

By Brenda Halvorson
General Manager

The Staples Motley Education Association rejected the tentative agreement negotiated with the school board sending both sides back to the bargaining table. More...

SEDA to find new goals

By Mark Anderson
News Editor

The Staples Economic Development Authority decided to have another strategic planning meeting like the one that produced five goals the board has been working on for the past year. More...

Birth defect awareness

Birth defects affect over 2,000 babies in Minnesota and more than 120,000 children in the United States every year. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in children under one year old, contributing to one in every five deaths. More...

Redistricting presents challenge every 10 years

By Tom Crawford

When you only have to do a task once every ten years, you can’t expect to be too good at it, can you? More...

Redistricting panel

Panel members on the subject of redistricting included, from left, State Rep. More...

Horse owner had caretaker

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Department tracked down the owner of the abandoned horse and dogs reported in last week’s newspaper. More...