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At the National Night Out event held Aug. 2 children had the opportunity to dance with Staples Police officers Ryan Walwick and Jacob Maros. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
Would you like to: meet new people, have a night out for yourself, give back to your community, try new things or enrich your leadership skills?
If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these, the Staples Motley Area Women of Today extend to you an invitation to join. Meetings are held on the first...
Following a closed board meeting on July 26 to discuss labor strategy, the Wadena County Board of Commissioners reconvened their open meeting to approve a 2 percent pay raise for all human services non-supervisory and confidential employees, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016.
The move comes shortly after...
The ‘Multiples of Lakewood,’ facilitated by Dr. Christine Albrecht, is a support group for parents of twins, triplets; and expectant parents of multiples that meets bi-monthly at the main campus of Lakewood Health System in Staples. This group promotes networking and the sharing of ideas to start...
On Aug. 8, Staples Police conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 10 for obstructed view and over the fog line. Police could smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. After searching the vehicle, Police cited Mariesha Voss, 21, of Cambridge for possession of a small amount of marijuana in a motor...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following:
Aug. 3 - The MPD assisted the Staples Police Department with a juvenile who was out of control.
Aug. 2 - The MPD assisted the MCSO and Scandia Valley first response team...
“I am impressed with the people of Staples and their can-do attitude,” said Mike Ives at the groundbreaking of the Timberlake Hotel in Staples. The Ives family is building the hotel and naming it after their Timberlake Lodge in Grand Rapids.
Above, from left, are Rick Utech, Todd County Development...
On Sunday, July 31, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a landowner who stated they discovered bullet holes in the walls of their cabin.
When the deputy arrived at the cabin, which is located in section 24 of Bullard Township, the homeowners...
At the July 19 county board meeting, Wadena County Commissioners decided to sell the two houses they recently bought on residential lots adjacent to the courthouse, and have the houses moved off the land to another location.
Originally, commissioners thought they would demolish the houses, but...
On Friday, July 29, at 9:56 p.m., a Wadena County Sheriff’s Deputy came upon a motorcycle vs deer accident. The motorcycle was traveling north in the area of County Road 4 and County Road 23, when a deer hit the motorcycle on the right side.
The driver of the motorcycle was able to keep it up...
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