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75 Years Ago - 1946
o March 7, 1946 - Harry Peterson, a veteran band director of Staples, has handed in his resignation to the City of Staples, and after 33 years of continuous service as director of the Municipal band in Staples will step down from the director’s rostrum this coming summer, in...
Vietnam veterans Ken Klose (left) and Jim Vollegraaf, both of Staples, enjoyed conversation and a cup of coffee at the Stomping Grounds March 4. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
On Feb. 24, Staples Police located some property scattered on Highway 10, near 4th Street NE. A passerby advised police it was believed that the property had fallen out of a U-Haul trailer, being pulled by a Chevy Traverse, traveling westbound on Highway 10. Police notified Wadena County Sheriff’s...
While most of the state of Minnesota has decreasing numbers of COVID-19 infections, the Staples area saw an increase for the fourth straight week.
Cases by zip code showed the Staples area had 26 new infections in the week Feb. 26-March 4, after 19 cases the previous week and 10 the week before...
Lakewood Health System, Staples, is seeking community members not affiliated or associated with Lakewood through their own or a family member’s employment or contracts to represent the nonmedical community on one of two possible committees. The committees seeking community representation include...
Four informational meetings regarding the facilities referendum of the Staples-Motley School District were held Feb. 23 and 24, providing the public the opportunity to see architectural drawings of the facilities plan, ask questions of school board members; and learn about the cost of the proposed...
Editor’s note: every week, the Staples Police report contains calls where officers help a community member. Usually those reports are cut out of the newspaper story due to limited space. This week we left in some of the incidents to show the helpful work that police officers do every week.
On Feb...
The Staples Motley Speech Team received first place honors at their home invitational held Feb. 13. Approximately 18 schools participated, with 240 entries participated. Second place went to Thief River Falls, third to Parkers Prairie and fourth to PACT Charter School.
Tournament champions were...
75 Years Ago - 1946
o Feb. 28, 1946 - Mrs. Ahldor Berg, the wife of Ahldor Berg who lives just east of Staples, came here as a bride early in January.
Mrs. Berg was, before her marriage, Miss Anita Alvizuri, of Havana, Cuba. She is a native Cuban, and was born near Havana and when a young girl...
By Todd County Health and Human Services
The Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) can help qualifying families pay for child care while they go to work, look for work or attend school. This program assists with child care costs for children ages 0 through 12, and for children with...
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