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Approximately 50 students in grades K-6 received backpacks and vouchers recently during the 8th Annual Back to School Fair sponsored by CARE Ministry. The vouchers, valued at $150 each, were to be used for the purchase of back-to-school clothing, shoes and supplies. In previous years, children were...
A graveside military service was held for Marine Corps veteran Duff Allen Brown on Aug. 18, at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. The 33-year-old Staples native served his country in the United States Marine Corps with two tours during Operation Iraqi Freedom and one tour during Operation Enduring...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
For the past several months, ‘life as we know it’ has taken on new meaning with the onset of COVID-19.
Individuals, families, institutions and organizations alike have had to rethink how they deal with almost every situation, in an effort to stay healthy and...
By Amanda Mithun
SAWC President
The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other. We have had to adjust and adjust some more. Last spring, the Staples Area Women’s Chorus (SAWC) had to cancel events and abruptly end the season due to safety. This summer, the board has met several times to explore...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
A horse in the Leader area was euthanized after it was attacked by a wolf on Aug. 16, a few miles south of Leader. Julie Rempel said the horse belonged to her daughter, Grace Koskiniemi. They came home and found the horse, named Blue for its blue eyes, bleeding...
A demonstration held in Wadena August 19 brought out hundreds of people gathered at the BBQ Smokehouse parking lot and the fairgrounds. Above: Speakers at Hwy. 10 and Ash Ave. addressed a potential lawsuit for the three-day rodeo/ bull bash usually held over Labor Day weekend in Nimrod. Following...
75 Years Ago - 1945
o Aug. 30, 1945 - Chief of Police Jesse Marr is holding a Connecticut man, for Sheriff Frank Finger of Stark County, at Dickinson, North Dakota, who has confessed to the stealing of a 1941 Oldsmobile car from I. A. Renner, of Bismarck, North Dakota, who was at Richardton at the...
A tornado touchdown was reported near the Lincoln Lakes area on Aug. 14. Severe damage was done to the Staples Sports building and the BP gas station on Highway 10. Trees were toppled in the immediate area and other homes nearby had some damage. Clean-up efforts started soon after the storm passed...
Crew members with LaPointe Utilities out of Forest Lake were in the trenches west of Staples Aug. 14, putting in fiber optic along 12th St. Northwest. The company is working with West Central Telephone in Sebeka to bring in broadband (high speed internet) to underserved rural communities. Ross...
At the graveside military service for Duff Allen Brown, 33, of Staples, the Marine Honor Guard folds the American flag prior to presenting it to the fallen Marine’s family. Brown served his country in the United States Marine Corps with two tours during Operation Iraqi Freedom and one tour during...
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