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Cardinal Days royalty, front row from left, Ava Schneider, Heidi Lombard and Rose Han; back row, Payton Bjerga, Max Strickland, Cole Winkels, Logen Weite and Emmet Anderson. Not pictured, candidate Lizzie Noble, who was out of town. See page 12a. (Photo by Mark Anderson)
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
Ken and Hope Johnson of the Poplar/Leader area, have been named the ‘2020 Farm Family of the Year’ for Cass County.
It’s an honor bestowed on them by the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
Upon learning the news, Hope said she wasn’t sure they were...
Lakewood Engage, Staples, Lakewood Health System’s community health initiative, was recently awarded the ‘Expanding Food Access’ grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. The awarded amount was $96,248.27 and is intended to address food insecurities related to the impact of a positive COVID...
The Motley area saw 10 new cases of COVID-19 in the first week of October.
The Minnesota Department of Health is now releasing zip code data on COVID-19 cases. The Motley zip code has 28 total cases, with 22 of them coming in the past three weeks. The total represents 0.82 percent of the...
The Staples Police Department investigated at least four instances of counterfeit bills being circulated in Staples in September.
Other items on the police report include:
On Sept. 14, Staples Police responded to a house fire on Ski Hill Drive. Staples Fire Department extinguished the fire, but the...
75 Years Ago - 1945
o Oct. 18, 1945 - Reaching an unparalleled high, the Staples State Bank shows footings of $2,073,447.56. This is the highest record for the bank in its history.
An increase in nearly every division of the statement has been noted since the statement was published last June....
Cardinal Days were held as a replacement for Homecoming at Staples-Motley schools this year. The week long event was highlighted by a school trip to Camp Shamineau on Oct. 8, where students participated in activities including ropes course, zip line, pontoon ride, horseback riding, archery, crafts...
Progress is being made on the Cardinal Pride sign located at the SE corner of the Hwys 10/210 intersection in Staples. The sign’s message relates to the 28 athletic team state championships and the 62 individual state champions to date.
Construction for the project is provided by DHC (Derek Holst...
The COVID-19 surge is strengthening in central Minnesota, as most area counties recorded their highest weekly infection total of the past three months.
Todd County had 30 new COVID-19 cases during the week ending Oct. 4. Wadena County had 17, the highest recorded in that county. Morrison County had...
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) is partnering with Central Lakes College and eight Midwest community colleges to support hands-on student learning in the field, to develop future conservation-minded farmers and ranchers, and to...
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