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The Staples Motley Area Women of Today (WOT) are once again hosting the Staples Railroad Days Car Show. Pictured, from left, are WOT members Liz Koskiniemi and Janet Kiley, organizers of the car show, which is being sponsored by NAPA of Central MN. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
Vintage car enthusiasts won’t want to miss the Staples Railroad Days Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. 2 p.m., at Staples-Motley Elementary School, 1025 4th St. NE in Staples. Hosted by the Staples Motley Area Women of Today (WOT), the event is sponsored by NAPA of Central MN. A number of...
The Piecemakers Quilt Club will hold a Quilt Show with a Bed Turning on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 510 5th St. NE, Staples. There will be many beautiful quilts, wall hangings, table runners and other sewn items.  A Bed Turning will be held at 11 a.m., 12 p.m...
Duane Strack points out some of the work going on at the Living Legacy Gardens. Every Tuesday, volunteers meet in the morning to share in the pruning, weed pulling and upkeep at the gardens. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)  
Making something old new again is the theme of this year’s 28th annual Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua, Aug. 11 - 12 at the Old Wadena Park just north of Staples on the banks of the Crow Wing River. Featured will be the traditional encampment of the Crow Wing muzzleloaders and fur trappers re-...
The Railroad Days Dash 5K race will take off Saturday, Aug. 25, at 8:30 a.m. and the free Jr. Dash for children will start at 9:30 a.m. Online registration for the 5K continues until Aug. 15, and can be found at kinshippartners.org. The race, a fundraiser for Kinship Partners of Staples/Motley...
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A forum for republican candidates for the Minnesota State Constitutional Offices will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m. at the Timbers Event Center in Staples.  Candidates for Auditor Pam Myhra, Secretary of State John Howe and Attorney General Doug Wardlow will be participating. It will be a...
Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) was awarded $71,500 from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Region Five Development Commission will serve as the coordinator of the five-county Regional Transportation Coordinating Council (RTCC) for the counties of Crow Wing, Cass, Morrison, Todd...
Members of the Staples Rotary Club were treated to a Wadena County K9 demonstration at a recent meeting. The K9 unit, Deputy Tony Wangsness and his partner Nitro, are in front. Standing, from left, are Deputy Blake Petrich, Wadena County Sheriff Mike Carr, Tom Kajer, Jerel Nelsen, Marv Rothstein,...
A curious cloud formation was spotted the morning of Aug. 2. Some viewed it as an angel with wings spread, a mushroom, a hammerhead shark head and an atomic bomb cloud. The formation arose behind a misty tree lined hill and perched above a ripening wheat field. (Staples World photo by Janice Winter...
After two years of water sampling and testing the health of the Mississippi River Brainerd Watershed’s lakes and streams, results are in and for an overwhelming majority of Todd County’s waters it’s good news. Out of the 16 lakes and streams tested in Todd County, 12 met or exceeded the state...

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