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Ethan Fleisher of Staples has been writing stories since he was four years old...before he could even write.
His mother would actually do the writing part, Ethan explained, dictating his words as he told the story to her. Ethan would then draw pictures to accompany his tale.
“I’ve always loved...
The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on Aug. 22 between midnight and 12:30 a.m.
The vehicle was believed to be traveling eastbound on I-94, just west of the Brandon exit in an active construction zone when it struck a...
Wadena County Commissioners, park board members and staff took a tour of county parks on September 20. Several parks were visited to see improvements that have been made, including the new fishing landing at Stigman’s Mound Park in Nimrod (above). A planning session of the park board was held...
You never invited combat stress or post-traumatic stress disorder to be a part of your marriage. But there it is anyway, making everything harder. Sometimes you want to give up. Why does everything have to be so, so hard? Other times, you wish someone would just give you a manual for dealing with...
Now is a great time to consider field plans for the non-growing season months before they’re harvested. Now is an opportunity to plan to improve your fields for next year’s crop. Many plan to take soil tests, schedule manure applications and fertlizer inputs this fall such as Potash. However, also...
Staples artist Pam Collins works on a fabric artwork at the Heritage Arts Fiber Festival at the Landmark Inn in Staples on Sept. 22 and 23. Collins showed four stages of her unique art style, using strips of fabric that she said comes from many places, including old dresses and drapery samples. She...
Classes, demonstrations and stunning art were features of the Heritage Arts Fiber Festival at Landmark Inn, Staples, Sept. 22 and 23. The Fesitval was part of the Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail. At left, Brenda Lyseng, left, Eagan, and Lynda Perlick, Pillager, took a class in Sashiko, the Japanese...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept. include;
Sept. 22; Staples Police assisted the Todd County Sheriff’s Dept. with a report of multiple gunshots near the intersection of Spruce Rd and 313th Ave. near Motley. After investigation, two people were arrested, Micah Tanner, 26, and...
Vickie Moenkedick of Bertha, far right, along with two of her daughters and nine grandchildren enjoyed their annual family bike trip through Staples Sept. 21, which included a stop at the Dairy Queen. The trip begins at Living Legacy Gardens in Staples and follows the bike trail into town. Pictured...
The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government will present foreign policy expert, Tom Hanson speaking on “Sea change? The U.S. and the World in the Trump Era” Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Dryden Theater at Central Lakes College.
The early months of the Trump administration have...
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