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Central Lakes College held cardboard boat races on April 27 at the Staples Community Center, with student groups making boats out of cardboard and duct tape. Above, Director of Student Life Erich Heppner judges the winner of a race. (Photo by Mark Anderson)
75 Years Ago - 1948
o April 29, 1948 - The Staples World is 58 years old today, and people will notice the change in the volume number on the left hand side of the masthead.
During the past 58 years, only four editors have had charge of The World, among them being John T. Drawz, who was the first...
The Todd County Annual Feedlot Meeting was back in action again in 2023 with “This Little Piggy Went to Market.” There were 140 people in attendance for the meeting that was held at the Clarissa Ballroom on March 15, 2023.
Ross Nadgwick from Van Ahn & Company out of Alexandria presented on the...
Trinity Seamann and Hunter Miller were the two Staples-Motley High School students honored at the Sourcewell Students of Character Celebration on April 19, at Madden’s on Gull Lake.
Forty-six juniors and seniors from high schools throughout the area – including Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and...
Fourth graders in Jennifer Sapp’s class at Staples-Motley Elementary School recently collected a number of food items for the Staples Area Food Shelf. Pictured above, from left, row one: Makenna Warner, Abbie Lucas, Mollie Larrimore, Sapphire Johnson, Lainey Wingert, Kaylee Hoemberg, Taija Shequen...
Staples 3M employees hand a check and bags filled with products to Staples Food Shelf operator Frank Leidenforst.
3M Manager Jeff Booth challenged employees to raise $500 and he would match it. The 3M company also matched the $500 for a total of $1,500 to the food shelf. Items in the bags included...
A sign near Pleasant Ave. and 5th St. NE in Staples, summed up the sentiments of pretty much everyone April 21, after another four or five inches of snow fell in the area. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
Staples-Motley juniors and seniors learn about how to purchase a vehicle from community members at the Reality Store, held April 19. See more photos throughout the newspaper. (Photo by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley speech team after receiving the Section 6A trophy. (Above) Front from left, coaches Kip Hines and Heather Sams, Keegan Harvey, Luke Bates, Caden Mrazek, Cyril Johnson, Grace Allen, Walker Johnson and Olivia Opheim; Middle row, Hailey Richardt, Laken Hines, Brynn Bestland, Raina...
Note from Staples Police Chief Melissa Birkholtz: “Please keep Pope County Sheriff’s Dept. and Starbuck Police Dept. in your thoughts and prayers. This is weighing heavily on all of us in law enforcement. There have been seven Minnesota police officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2023. It is...
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