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By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
A handful of events have completely changed the entire course of world history. D-Day is a recent event in that category, starting a whole new world on June 6, 1944. Eighty years later, that event is still remembered in France and around the world.
I was lucky to...
Todd County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is hosting a bus tour through the Wing, Red Eye, Crow Wing and Partridge River watersheds on Wednesday, June 12. The tour will highlight projects including contour strips, shelterbelts, feedlots, irrigation, grazing and forestry.
To go on the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Jacob Brunell, 19, of Menahga, was arrested in connection with a break-in, destruction and theft at The Vintage Golf Course in Staples on May 2.
His first appearance in court was May 9, after which he was released on cash bail of $2,000.
Brunell is charged with...
Several Memorial Day events will be held on Monday, May 27, in the Staples and Motley area.
Staples
The Staples service will be held at the All Veterans Park located at 820 Hwy 10 at 10 a.m. Bring your lawn chairs. In case of rain, the event will be held at Faith Lutheran Church.
Huck Holst will...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Class of 2024 knows where they are going and how to navigate the technology to get there.
“This class is more technological than any other class,” said Staples-Motley High School Principal Debbie Ferdon.
She pointed out that the Class of 2024 was in 8th grade...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley School Board approved the hiring of Ryan Koenigs as the new Staples-Motley Elementary School Principal. Current Principal Allen Berg has been hired as superintendent at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons in southeast Minnesota.
Staples-Motley...
One person is dead following a house fire April 16, at 7484 79th Ave SW in Byron Township, rural Staples.
According to Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk, their office received a report of the house fire at 10:52 a.m. Responders arrived on scene and found a residential structure engulfed in fire. The...
The Staples-Motley speech team had four medalists at the Minnesota State Speech Tournament on April 19. The team finished in sixth place in Class A.
AJ Nienow was secondCreative Expresssion, a close contest where hew was rated first by two of the five judges
Walker Johnson was fifth in...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Natasha Myers, Verndale, is scheduled to make her first appearance in Todd County Court on April 16, in front of Judge Daniel Benson.
Myers is being charged with one felony and one gross misdemeanor for financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Myers was an...
The Angst film made such a splash among those who attended, a second showing was requested for interested people who were unable to come to the first event.
The new film showing will be Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Motley United Methodist Church. A discussion will follow the 45 minute film....
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