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Estella Bock and Keegan Harvey battled for 26 rounds before Harvey won the Staples-Motley District Spelling Bee.
For Keegan Harvey, a word meaning “beginning” was the end of a long and compelling spelling bee competition. Harvey outlasted Estella Bock in the 26th round of the Staples-Motley District Spelling Bee, correctly spelling “exordium,” which means “a beginning or introduction, especially to a...
Pine River-Backus basketball coach John Riewer talks to his team during a timeout at the boys basketball game on Jan. 17, with players wearing the warmup shirts honoring John’s wife Kim, who died of cancer. Riewer is a Staples alumnus and resides in Staples. “I knew nothing about the shirts until...
Staples Fire Department battled a house fire in sub-zero weather at the corner of McKinley Street and Nebraska Ave. SW in Staples on the early morning of Jan. 18. The rental home had no tenants at the time. Neighbor Justine Lund said she and her husband called 911 and opened the door in case there...
Middle school students from Region 5 competed at a Knowledge Bowl competition Jan. 17, at Central Lakes College in Staples. The event was sponsored by Sourcewell of Staples. There were 72 teams that were part of the competition, with four to six students in each team. Pictured above, Sarah Simpson...
Wadena - The community of Wadena welcomes a new business to town with the opening of Drastic Measures Brewing. A February grand opening is being scheduled by owner Brett Doebbeling. A hardware store has been transformed into a modern brewery complete with a taproom and canning equipment. Doebbeling...
In last week’s paper, the Staples World incorrectly identified the organization that recently made a $1,000 donation to the Staples Food Shelf. It should have credited the Staples Host Lions, not the ‘93 Lions. The Staples World apologizes for the error.  
Paula Johnson of Motley sent in this photo of Bull Dozer, the dog that had gotten loose in downtown Motley recently and wouldn’t mind his owner, Wally Smith (left) of Cushing. Wally’s wife, Lillian Smith, wrote  a letter to the editor in last week’s Staples World, entitled, ‘Found hound grounded.’...
Students who participated in the Staples-Motley District Spelling Bee on Jan. 17, front row from left, Summer Anderson, Kiya Pope, Estella Bock, Keegan Harvey, Levi Page, Xander Moench; back row, Kyra Stangle, Nicki Carter, Heidi Zimmerman, Avaya Brandt, Cecily Moe, Eli Rutten, Grant Woodwick,...
Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Britney Bursch, left, led the applause as the chamber welcomed three new board members at their annual meeting on Jan. 17. Board members, from left, Stephanie Leslie, Amy Brichacek and Paula Johnson. Not pictured, Sandy Knosalla is also a...
Next week’s Staples World will feature the new publication date, coming out on Wednesday. The Staples World deadline for ads and stories has been moved to Friday’s by 12 p.m.    On Jan. 30, the newspaper will be published on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays. This change is being made to accommodate...

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