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The Railroad Days Dash 5K race will take off Saturday, Aug. 25, at 8:30 a.m. and the free Jr. Dash for children will start at 9:30 a.m.
Online registration for the 5K continues until Aug. 15, and can be found at kinshippartners.org.
The race, a fundraiser for Kinship Partners of Staples/Motley...
A forum for republican candidates for the Minnesota State Constitutional Offices will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m. at the Timbers Event Center in Staples.
Candidates for Auditor Pam Myhra, Secretary of State John Howe and Attorney General Doug Wardlow will be participating. It will be a...
Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) was awarded $71,500 from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Region Five Development Commission will serve as the coordinator of the five-county Regional Transportation Coordinating Council (RTCC) for the counties of Crow Wing, Cass, Morrison, Todd...
Members of the Staples Rotary Club were treated to a Wadena County K9 demonstration at a recent meeting. The K9 unit, Deputy Tony Wangsness and his partner Nitro, are in front. Standing, from left, are Deputy Blake Petrich, Wadena County Sheriff Mike Carr, Tom Kajer, Jerel Nelsen, Marv Rothstein,...
A curious cloud formation was spotted the morning of Aug. 2. Some viewed it as an angel with wings spread, a mushroom, a hammerhead shark head and an atomic bomb cloud. The formation arose behind a misty tree lined hill and perched above a ripening wheat field. (Staples World photo by Janice Winter...
After two years of water sampling and testing the health of the Mississippi River Brainerd Watershed’s lakes and streams, results are in and for an overwhelming majority of Todd County’s waters it’s good news.
Out of the 16 lakes and streams tested in Todd County, 12 met or exceeded the state...
A new law that goes into effect Aug. 1 means people convicted of driving while intoxicated, regardless of the vehicle they’re driving, will lose their driver’s license and be prohibited from operating motor vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, motorboats and snowmobiles. The state Legislature...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is again gathering information on plant damage that may have been caused by the use of the herbicide dicamba. The MDA is encouraging anyone with damage in the 2018 growing season to complete a survey or register a formal complaint. The survey will be...
The Minnesota Commerce Department is warning Minnesotans of an insurance fraud scam involving individuals posing as representatives of Premier Health Plan, which earlier this year discontinued all of its health insurance products in Minnesota and nationwide, including Medicare Advantage plans....
For the last day of summer recreation T-Ball, players got to test their hand-eye coordination, and that of their parents, with a water balloon catching contest. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
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