April 8, 2010 RSS feed / News

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Opening number

The cast of the Staples Motley High School’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” sang their opening number, “Tradition,” at a recent dress rehearsal. More...

A tangled web

A maze of pipes, hoses and tanks today will, in about a month, be a working gasoline service bay and convenience store. More...

Correction

A March 25 Staples World article concerning the renewal of a on-sale liquor license at Wahoo Valley had incorrect information. More...

Old Wadena to hold annual meeting April 11

The annual meeting of the Old Wadena Society will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 11 at T Maxwell’s in Staples, with a speaker who will describe her archaeological dig last summer at the Old Wadena County Park northwest of Staples. More...

Seeking candidates for Miss Staples Motley Pageant

Registrations are now being taken for candidates in this years “Miss Staples Motley” Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for July 31. More...

Operation Round Up grant deadline April 15

The next deadline to submit Operation Round Up grant applications to Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative is April 15. More...

Workshop offered on bequeathing possessions

‘Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?’ is April 28

“We’ve thought about things and how we’d do it in some cases, but laws change, times change, families change,” said Bob Hamann. More...

Break-ins net little for perpetrators

Staples Police this week reported the arrest of one individual on charges of disorderly conduct and terroristic threats, plus two near simultaneous reports of break-ins just over a block apart. More...

Railroad theft, accidents reported by sheriff’s office

A theft from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad caboose parked by the train depot in Staples was reported to the Todd County Sheriff’s Office on April 5. More...

Madhatters play this weekend

Madhatters Community Theatre of Wadena will present “On Golden Pond” April 8, 9, 10 and 11 at Wadena Memorial Auditorium. Evening performances are at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinee is at 1 p.m. More...

SES fourth graders collect Pennies for Peace

As a Christmas project, the fourth grade students at Staples Elementary School collected pennies for the educational charity Pennies for Peace. After extending the project into March, the total collected was $81.83. More...