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Eligible voters can begin casting their ballots Sept. 23 for the Nov. 8 General Election by voting absentee. This is the first presidential-election year where Minnesotans no longer need an excuse to vote absentee - a reform also known as no-excuses absentee voting.
Minnesotans can request an...
Electric cars could be driving through Staples but they have no place to recharge. Staples Public Works Director Doug Bendorf said that Staples is in the center of a “dead zone” where there are no car charging stations nearby.
At the Sept. 13 Staples City Council meeting, Bendorf said they are...
Money matters were among the items on the minds of the Staples-Motley School Board members at their Sept. 19 meeting.
As has been their custom and on the recommendation of Marci Lord, district business manager, the board approved their proposed tax levy at an 11.82 percent increase, the maximum...
The Staples Citizens Against Drugs will offer a coalition presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at noon at the Staples Police Department
The presentation will answer some of the following questions:
o What’s the difference between coalitions and programming?
o Why build a coalition?
o What are the...
Staples-Motley Elementary students were under tables trying to get a better angle at controlling their robots, as part of the hands-on Technology Mobile day, held Sept. 12. Students at the Motley-Staples Middle School had their turn Tuesday, Sept. 13. The elementary students were able to try out...
Enrollment figures, academic eligibility policy and passes to extra-curricular events were among the topics covered by the Staples-Motley School Board at their Sept. 12 work session.
As of Monday, Sept. 12, the Staples-Motley School District has 1,152 students enrolled. Superintendent Mary Klamm...
Fifteen years have passed since the United States was attacked by terrorists. The date was Sept. 11, 2001; and if you were old enough to understand what was going on that day, it’s a date that is most likely seared into your memory.
On 9/11 (the shorthand name for that tragic day), four coordinated...
Minnesota 4-Hers from 86 counties arrived with over 2,800 animals and over 2,600 exhibits at the 2016 “Great Minnesota Get-Together” held Aug. 25-28.
Todd County
4-H’ers from Todd County exhibiting livestock at the State Fair and their placings include:
Hannah Hulinsky, Beef Breeding Heifer (...
Women in Philanthropy (WIP) a program of Lakewood Health System, is currently accepting grant applications for programs that focus on physical and mental health of children and youth. Applications must be submitted by Oct. 15, 2016.
The WIP group offers competitive grant dollars to surrounding...
The Reichert Place has a rich history in Long Prairie. It hasn’t always been a pleasant history, but enough people have cared about the building on Central Avenue throughout its life that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent to keep it a viable part of the city.
At their Sept. 6 meeting...
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