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Students in RoAnn Trout’s fifth grade class at Sacred Heart Area Elementary School in Staples recently finished their “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser. The event raised funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In the two-week period for the fundraiser, they had set a goal of $300. The final...
Staples-Motley Elementary School students were out of their seats at times watching a drone demonstration during the Ag in the Classroom presentation sponsored by the Wadena County Farm Bureau held March 23. The drone’s pilot is Hannah Barrett, left, of Central Lakes College.
The Staples-Motley High Shcool band returned from Washington, D.C. and gave a concert on March 23. Pictured above, the symphonic band recreates the concert they took on the road. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Macy Judd and Zach Strickland sing “16 Going on 17” from the Sound of Music at the Staples-Motley High School Pop Concert on March 24. Accompanist is Sandy Paskewitz.
The Staples Area Food Shelf received a $3,000 donation from the Staples Host Lions club during the March Fund Drive. Accepting is Fran Mertens, manager of the food shelf presented by Lions member Mike Gold. Mertens noted that there is still time to donate to the food shelf. (Staples World photo by...
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 9, 2017, issue of MinnPost, a nonprofit, nonpartisan enterprise whose mission is to provide high-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota. They publish online at www.minnpost.com Monday through Friday with a limited edition on Saturday and a...
What do Sargasso Sea currents, the Tower of London, wolly mammoths, Miss Havisham and sapphires have in common?
They were all topics the Staples-Motley Red Hot Trivia Peppers Knowledge Bowl team answered correctly during one of the oral rounds of the Knowledge Bowl competition held March 9. The...
Five-year-old Odin Davis was all smiles as he biked down 6th St. NE in Staples March 28. Odin said he was very excited for warm weather and sunshine and to be able to be outside playing without a winter coat. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
More than 130 people attended the annual Todd County Feedlot Meeting on March 16, held in Staples for the first time, at Central Lakes College. Pictured above, Kent Solberg talks about integrating livestock into cropping systems to improve soil health. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Recently a Freeport man lost his life in an accident involving an abandoned manure pit.
Manure pits are dangerous for anyone living in areas where manure pits are located. Pits are muck-filled with steep sides that are difficult to get out of; often they have filled with rain/snow, which in some...
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