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t’s for lunch” each day, as the Healthy Kids Collaborative works at improving choices in all of the Staples-Motley schools. Above, Food Service Director Shelly Miller, Kayla Miller of Lakewood Health System and Elizabeth Quillo of the U of M Extension team up to create a “Smart Lunchroom Scorecard...
Heather Moline has joined Horizon Health, Inc. as their new hospice director. She brings over 19 years of nursing experience, knowledge and skills along with an MBA in Healthcare Administration.
“With the hospice movement growing, my vision strives for the commitment of providing quality end of...
Kassie Heisserer was recently named the Executive Director of Bridges of Hope. Heisserer replaces former Executive Director Jana Shogren who left to take a position with the Central Lakes College Foundation.
Heisserer has worked at Bridges of Hope since 2004, most recently as Development Manager,...
As cold weather sweeps into the state, the Minnesota Commerce Department is encouraging low-income Minnesotans to get help with paying their heating bills through the state’s Energy Assistance Program.
“The cold weather may have been slow in arriving this winter, but we know there will be plenty of...
Livestock producers can apply for a portion of $2 million in grants available for on-farm improvements as part of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) program.
With funds awarded during the Fiscal Year 2015 Livestock Investment Grant,...
People in Staples, across Minnesota and around the country are commemorating the life of Duane Lund, the former Staples School District Superintendent who was known for accomplishing community and economic development while working for the school. According to his friends and associates, Lund’s...
National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) selected Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (W-H-A) and Verndale school districts to undergo a rigorous three-year reformation process to improve the effectiveness of student learning and become certified as High Reliability Schools. NJPA will fund the program, and in...
Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, was elected by his Republican colleagues to be the new majority leader of the Minnesota Senate.
Gazelka represents Senate District 9 which includes Todd, Wadena, Cass and Morrison counties.
Gazelka will join House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, and DFL Gov. Mark Dayton as...
Mid-Central Federal Savings Bank in Staples recently donated $250 to the Staples Area Food Shelf, along with a shopping cart full of grocery items. During the month of November, patrons were challenged to bring their food donations to the bank; and if the cart was full by Nov. 30, the bank would...
Hannah Barrett, research coordinator at Central Lakes College Ag and Energy Center in Staples, shows the program’s drone to the farmers attending the Farm Forum held Dec. 6. Barrett gave an examples of how to upload a flight plan to the drone to have it photograph a field and map points where crops...
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