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The sap is running in Minnesota, which means it’s a busy time for the Leinbach and Rensberry families of rural Browerville.
For the past few years, they have teamed up to make maple syrup, producing dozens of gallons of the thick, sweet liquid each spring.
“Last year we did 3,000 gallons of sap,”...
Holy Week is a reflective time for people of many faiths and Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are marked by tens of millions around the world. However, Holy Week in 1865 was a defining period in American history.
On Palm Sunday, April 9, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern...
Pete Bleess is retiring July 28 and the personnel committee recommended posting in-house to fill the Building Services Supervisor position as soon as possible. The request was made at the April 4 meeting of the Todd County Commissioners.
County Coordinator Joe Hatch explained that if someone...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has launched the Cropland Grazing Exchange. The new online tool can connect crop farmers and livestock farmers to improve soil health.
Livestock are an integral part of achieving optimal soil health. They convert forages to more available forms of...
Tricia Jasmer and Mary Rychner were part of the City of Staples clean up crew that pulled debris from the east entrance area and Caboose Park in Staples. Other groups involved in the city-wide park clean up were the Lions Club at Dower Lake and Rotary at Northern Pacific Park.
Staples area golfers will get an extra month of playing this year, as The Vintage Golf Course is now open after a warm spring. Volunteers have cleaned the course and made it ready to play. The volunteers said the course came through the winter well and it looks great as the grass is starting to...
University of Minnesota Extension (U of M) will be offering one-to-one financial counseling to farmers in serious financial stress.
“We know that due to a variety of factors, including on-going low prices, some farmers find themselves facing difficult circumstances,” said Bev Durgan, extension...
Approximately 14 community members attended a listening session at Motley-Staples Middle School April 3, regarding the school district’s facilities.
The event, led by Glenn Chiodo, Education Consultant with Foster, Jacobs & Johnson (FJJ), provided an opportunity for the public to verbalize...
The North Central Regional Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College (SBDC) in Brainerd was chosen as Minnesota’s SBDC Excellence and Innovation Center of the Year. In 2016, the Center helped 24 new businesses open and assisted businesses in the northcentral part of Minnesota in...
In the news story about Spandl Chiropractic in the March 30 issue of the Staples World, a comment was made about people not having to travel out of town for chiropractic service. It should be noted that Dr. Jon Theurer has operated a chiropractic clinic in Staples for over 45 years.
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