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Sourcewell is working to help carve out the workforce of tomorrow from the students of today.
School, agency, college and business/industry personnel are invited to participate in the Building the 21st Century Workforce Conference on Friday, Nov. 16 at Sourcewell in Staples.
The event is free and...
The Card family’s annual pilgrimage to their hunting shack north of Staples has begun.
Located in Becker Township, Cass County, the shack is the official headquarters for the group that calls themselves the Ora Card Hunting Club.
It’s named after their dad, explained Arney Card, one of 15 children...
Approximately 35 area young people went door to door throughout Staples Oct. 28, ‘Trick or Treating’ for the Staples Food Shelf. A total of 855 pounds of food were collected. Following this activity, the young people enjoyed supper at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Pictured above from left are...
On Friday, Oct. 12, at 11:38 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Dept. received a 911 call from female who said she was in a boat that capsized on Stocking Lake. The caller stated one person from the boat was missing.
Law enforcement and medical personnel arrived and eventually located Susan...
The Staples Police Department (SPD) and Staples Fire Department (SFD) responded to a vehicle fire at a residence on Ravilla Ave in Staples Oct. 23. The incident took place shortly after 8 a.m. According to their report, the vehicle was fully engulfed upon the SPD’s arrival. A short time later, the...
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division’s new driver services system went live today and is currently issuing REAL IDs in Minnesota. There is no rush to obtain a REAL ID. A Minnesota standard license or ID card will be accepted for federal purposes, including...
Effective Aug. 1, 2018, the entitlement available under the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) program will be reduced from 45 months to 36 months, but in Oct., the monthly allowance for eligible recipients will increase. These changes, part of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans...
Fans of the Staples Area Farmers Market had a final opportunity to shop at the Lakewood Health System market location in Staples Oct. 18. Temperatures were in the 60s that day, which was vastly different from the market’s closing in 2017. “Last year it was cold and there was sleet,” Britney Bursch...
On Oct. 19, four high school students and their parents toured Central Lakes College in Staples, as 14 other students had done earlier in the week.
CLC recruiter Ryan Wright told students that wages are up in many trades and manufacturing is expanding with an increasing need for people who know how...
Jordan Tanjeman of Motley had a good time helping to decorate a pumpkin during the Harvest Festival at Motley Free Methodist Church Oct. 6. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
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