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Staples Police assistted the Todd County Sheriff’s Dept. on Sept. 29, at a residence on the 31000 block of Timberlane Rd. While enroute to the residence, the Todd County Sheriff’s Dept. got into a motor vehicle pursuit with the subject they were dealing with on Timberlane Rd. Staples Police...
A ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum will be held Tues., Oct. 23, hosted by Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC), at the Lions Community Center, 109 1st St SE in Verndale. A social hour with light refreshments will begin at 6 p.m. with the candidate forum beginning at 7 p.m.
“Issues involving rural...
In 1913, the year Rachel Walthall was born, Woodrow Wilson was president, the first Woman Suffrage Procession took place and the life expectancy for women was just 55 years.
Rachel’s parents, Herbert and Marie Jordan, probably never dreamed their daughter would live to celebrate her 105th birthday...
The Little Cardinal Cheerleaders put on a big show at half-time of the Homecoming football game on Sept. 28, leading the crowd in cheers and performing a dance routine. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Staples Firefighter Darren Holst rings the bell at the recent Memorial Stair Climb event in honor of one of the fallen firefighters who gave his life at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Submitted photo)
Staples-Motley High School girls showed they have football skills during the powderpuff football game, part of Homecoming activities on Sept. 28. Above, Mady Hull is chased by seniors Larken Hirschey and Kiera Dumpprope. Below, Mackenna Bjerga and Tabetha Allen go up to catch a pass. (Staples World...
Staples-Motley school staff painted a house on Sept. 22 as part of the Paint The Town program. Pictured at right, Cindy Koopmann and Kerry Lindgren climb ladders to scrape loose paint. Below, Sandy Opheim gets to work painting a balcony. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
A report from the Planning and Zoning Commission was the topic of discussion at the Sept. 25 Staples City Council meeting. Solar power installations at Central Lakes College will require re-zoning portions of the campus, according to City Administrator Jerel Nelsen. A public hearing was set for...
Casey’s convenience store workers paused for a moment on their busy first day of business on Sept. 28. From left, Lateesha Rieck, Mike Struthers, Store Manager Lynda White and Lynn Weekley. The new store and gas station on Highway 10 in Staples offered prizes for customers who spun their wheel of...
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