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Greg Smith of Staples (above and at right) had quite a workout shoveling the sidewalk in front of his house on 2nd Ave. Feb. 23. Over 12 inches of snow had fallen throughout the area the previous day. (Staples World photos by Dawn Timbs)
The 3rd Annual Vintage Snowmobile Fun Run, sponsored by Wahoo Valley, rural Staples, and The Bear’s Den, Leader, took place Feb. 26 on the Crow Wing River. (Photo by Dawn Timbs)
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Golden Shovel marketing agency gave a presentation to the Staples Economic Development Authority (SEDA) Board on Feb. 22, with a proposal to build a new web site that will go beyond the city’s current development web site.
Warren Westcott of Golden Shovel told...
From Todd County NRCS
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency opened an enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). General CRP offers will be accepted now through March 11. Continuous CRP offers are also being accepted. This means landowners and...
The COVID-19 virus is still hanging on in area communities following a record surge in January. New cases are slightly down from the previous week in most places, including Staples with 27 new cases, Motley 19, Pillager 17 and Long Prairie 50. Browerville and Verndale were slightly up from the...
The Minnesota School Boards Association has set February 21-25 as Minnesota School Board Recognition Week to build awareness and understanding of the vital function elected school board members play in our society.
Staples-Motley School District is joining other public school districts from across...
The Staples-Motley Cardinal Speech Team took first at the Staples Host Lions home tournament held Feb. 12, with the Cardinal speakers competing among 13 other teams. Traditionally, host teams are not awarded trophies, so the first place trophy was awarded to the PACT Charter School, Ramsey; second...
A 1984 grain truck, sporting flags from the USA and Canada, sits in the parking lot at BRICKS Travel Center in Motley. Joe Brichacek, one of the owners at BRICKS, said the truck is from their family farm. They are supporting all of the truck drivers, Brichacek said, when asked about the truck and...
75 Years Ago - 1947
o Feb. 20, 1947 - Ed Smith, prominent resident of the Leader Community, was in the World office Friday morning, to say that he saw the “first robin” of spring. “We looked at him, looked him over carefully, and asked him if this had been gong on for some time, or was it jut...
By Karin L. Nauber
Todd County correspondent
After discussion at the Feb. 15, 2022 meeting, the Todd County Board of Commissioners denied a request from the Staples World newspaper to print the county’s official legal notices as a separate supplemental contract at a rate of $3.50 per column inch...
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