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Staples ‘93 Lions and Motley Lions Club members congratulated the winners of their local Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Winners, front row from left, Mandy Carter, 2nd place, Nicki Carter, 1st place, and Camryn Ferris, 3rd place; Lions Club members, back row from left, Kathy Johnson,...
A merger of giant railroad companies creates the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway on Nov. 22, 1995. The Burlington Northern had long been a major railroad in Minnesota, itself the result of mergers between the Great Northern Railroad, the Northern Pacific Railway, and the Chicago, Burlington...
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year could be seen starting Nov. 13. On Nov. 14, the “beaver moon” passed perigee - its closest approach to Earth in a lunar cycle. Astronomers call such a moon a perigee full moon, but it is also known as a supermoon. At this perigee, the moon is 221,529...
The cities and townships surrounding the Staples and Motley areas elected mayors, council members and township officers, with some being close races. The following are some of the election results in the area.
Todd County
Villard Township: Town Supervisor Seat A - Rudy A. Bjerga Sr.; Town Clerk -...
With no candidates filing for office, the citizens of Aldrich submitted their write-in ballots that elected the current office holders.
The Aldrich City Council held a meeting in which all the write-in candidates accepted their positions: Jennifer Reiman, mayor; two council members, Eric Reiman and...
All area veterans are invited to three Veterans Day programs to be held Friday, Nov. 11, in Staples and Motley.
Motley-Staples Middle School will have a program at 9:30 a.m.; Sacred Heart Area School in Staples will have their program at 10 a.m. and Staples-Motley High School’s program will begin...
mber one mode of suicide in the United States and Minnesota. Although there is no single cause for suicide, a dangerous time is when a person is is coming out of a deep depression, according to Maggie Freiberg, Mental Health Therapist at Lakewood Health System.
Freiberg gave those tips and more at...
Lt. Col. Keith Ferdon of Motley, along with his military team, was honored during a recent Minnesota Wild hockey game at the Xcel Center in St. Paul.
As part of the Wild’s Military Appreciation Night, one of Ferdon’s soldier’s, CPT Ryan Derner, was saluted on the ice during the performance of the...
Central Lakes College, along with many colleges throughout the state and nation, is facing a budget shortfall.
Rather than simply dealing with the current year, college leaders have committed to taking a long-term approach to position CLC for the future. Considering tuition revenue, state...
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