Approximately 70 children attended the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Staples Allia

The Central Lakes College Sausage Smoking & Curing class earned four awards at a recent Minnesota Association of Meat Processors competition in St. Cloud. The class entered four items in the MAMPS product show competition-open class. Students received the following awards:
• 2nd in Snack Stick...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley School Board reaffirmed that the building referendum will keep taxes the same and not raise them above the current rate.
At the March 23 board meeting, board member Kyle Reese said the question he has been hearing the most is about the language...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples Economic Development Authority (SEDA) announced that they have hired a new Economic Development Director, James Hanson of New Ulm.
At the March 24 SEDA meeting, Staples City Administrator Jerel Nelsen said Hanson has a varied background that includes...

Staples World managing editor Mark Anderson was awarded second place in the 2025 Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for photography feature photo for newspapers with up to 1,000 circulation. The photo, “Searching for spring” appeared in the April 9, 2025 edition of the...


