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Rep. John Poston announced his committee assignments for the 2019-2020 legislative sessions. Rep. Poston was named to three committees: Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy, Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy, and the Subcommittee on Corrections. “My committee...
Staples Food Shelf coordinator Frank Leidenfrost, left, accepts $1,000 from the Staples ‘93 Lions Club’s Mike Gold. The Lions Club approved the extra donation to help the food shelf keep up with increased demand that started this fall. Leidenfrost said the food shelf served 78 families in September...
Staples-Motley High School Dollars for Scholars representatives model just a few of the items to be auctioned at the Dollars for Scholars auction on Monday, Jan. 21 at the high school cafeteria. Students will serve a spaghetti dinner from 5-6:15 p.m., and the auction is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m...
Nexus Solutions gave the Staples-Motley School Board a clear message of which project they think will pass a voter referendum and which one won’t. At the Jan. 9 board meting, Rob Brown of Nexus said their survey indicated that a 50 million dollar referendum would pass in the community, while a 75...
Nexus Solutions gave the Staples-Motley School Board a clear message of which project they think will pass a voter referendum and which one won’t. At the Jan. 9 board meting, Rob Brown of Nexus said their survey indicated that a 50 million dollar referendum would pass in the community, while a 75...
Hello, Readers,   If you want to put something in next week’s Staples World, get it in this week. That’s the mantra we will start repeating in coming weeks, as the Staples World deadlines for ads and stories will be moved up a day, starting Jan. 25. In order to get used to that change, it’s never...
Todd Abis has a tattoo on his right forearm that reads, “If I quit now, I will  soon be back to where I started.” It’s there to remind him of the person he was three years ago and of all the hard work he’s done since that time to get healthy. He looks at that tattoo  every day to let the message...
Staples City Council members who were elected in the last election were sworn in at the Jan. 8 council meeting, while the two whose seats were not up for election remained seated. From left, Ron Murray, Roy Miles, Chris Etzler (mayor), Mary Theurer, Doug Case and Thomas Toepper. The first three were re-elected to their seats, while this was the first meeting for Toepper. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
Todd County is looking at a county-wide vaping policy for public spaces in buildings, and would like to know if cities within the county want to be included in the plan. At the Jan. 8 Staples City Council meeting, David Determan of Todd County Health and Human Services said the county board is...
Park Rapids - A Lake George woman was sentenced to 74 months in state prison for slitting the throat of an acquaintance at his Laporte home in July. Janelle Nicole Rex, 33, appeared in Hubbard County District Court Jan.7. According to the criminal complaint, on  the afternoon of July 21, 2018,...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued its annual ice safety warning for lakes with winter aeration systems. Aeration creates areas of thin ice and open water that are extremely hazardous to people and pets. Open water areas can shift or change shapes, depending on weather...

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