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The Central Minnesota CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) high school class will host a family friendly ice fishing tournament Saturday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Dower Lake.
The CEO Ice Fishing Jamboree will raise money for their class program.
CEO is a hands-on non-traditional...
National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) is offering a free showing of the movie “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age,” about how American teenagers can spend nearly half their day looking at screens, including TV, videos, movies, social media, gaming and listening to music.
The event is a new...
Rose Han qualified for the Lakes Area Regional Spelling Bee for the fourth straight time, after winning the Staples-Motley District Spelling Bee for the third time.
Han correctly spelled “rheumatic” in the 17th round to outlast William Thew, who finished second.
“It just came to me, I knew it was a...
Above front, from left; Rose Han, William Thew, Beck Erholtz, Nevaeh Fratzke, Amellia Smith, Maddy Hull and Addisyn Cichos; back, Brendan Macheel, Aaron Payne, Eli Smith, Keegan Harvey, Kaylee Johnson, Raven Hart, Mandy Carter, Wyatt Kobliska, Kayla DeYonge and Emali Jimenez. (Staples World photo...
Angel Calix, 53, of Staples, was convicted Feb. 3 in Todd County Court on four counts of first degree sale of methamphetamines. He is scheduled for sentencing in April. He’s also awaiting trial in Wadena County on additional controlled substance crimes.
On Feb. 8 Staples Police and Todd County...
The Staples-Motley School District has held a School Bus Driver Appreciation Day for the past several years. This year, the rest of the state is joining them, as Governor Mark Dayton proclaimed the first statewide celebration of school bus drivers on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Bus drivers are a huge part...
Minnesota got its taste of the nationwide savings and loan debacle when Hal Greenwood, Jr., former chairman and CEO of the failed Midwest Federal Savings and Loan Association, was sentenced on Feb. 20, 1992, by a federal judge in St. Paul to forty-six months in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6...
Lakewood Health System’s behavioral health department recently received three national awards from the Horizon Health organization: Program of the Year, Customer Service of the Year; and Program Director of the Year for Dr. Shawna Kovach. The behavioral health department consists of the Reflections...
At the Jan. 31 board meeting, Wadena County Commissioners heard updates from County Engineer Ryan Odden on the Annex building project and decisions the board would need to make on aspects of the project.
Odden explained the options for doors for the enclosed connecting link between the new annex...
Youth ministry remains a focal point at area churches, with leaders committed to providing spiritual guidance to the younger generation.
The Staples World recently met with a few full-time area youth ministers, learning what drew them to this line of work and what a typical week might look like...
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