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From left, Jos Melse, Mark Hazel, Dick Neumann and John Neumann, members of the Staples Area Tennis and Culinary Club, at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in August. The club consists of area residents who play tennis in Staples on Mondays and Thursdays in the spring and summer, usually from 4:45 to...
The 5th Annual Minnesota Sings! contest was held was held Sept. 29 and 30, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Woodbury. Four area young people participated, having qualified by winning at the Motley Sings! and Staples Sings! contests this past summer. Pictured, from left, are Coleman Klimek and Jaydon...
The Little Cardinal Cheerleaders put on a big show at half-time of the Homecoming football game on Sept. 28, leading the crowd in cheers and performing a dance routine. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Staples Firefighter Darren Holst rings the bell at the recent Memorial Stair Climb event in honor of one of the fallen firefighters who gave his life at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (Submitted photo)
Staples-Motley High School girls showed they have football skills during the powderpuff football game, part of Homecoming activities on Sept. 28. Above, Mady Hull is chased by seniors Larken Hirschey and Kiera Dumpprope. Below, Mackenna Bjerga and Tabetha Allen go up to catch a pass. (Staples World...
On Sept. 9 the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 emergency call of a man involved in an ATV accident, rural Long Prairie.
The accident occurred on private property as Glenn Middendorf and his son attempted to herd a cow into the cow yard on the farm from the pasture when the ATV he was...
On Sept. 15, Staples Police responded to a report of a two vehicle accident involving a school bus at the 6th St. railroad crossing. Police arrived and found the passenger car involved in the accident was on fire. Police determined that the school bus came to a stop at the railroad crossing and the...
International Coffee Day is October 1. What better way to celebrate than by visiting your local coffee shop. Pictured above recently at the Stomping Grounds Coffee Shop in Staples are members of Women of Wisdom (WOW), a group that gathers every morning to share conversation over fresh-brewed coffee...
First responders were called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Cty Rd. 21 (Long Prairie Road) and 490th St. in rural Staples Sept. 25, at approximately 3:30 p.m. A truck was traveling west on 490th St. and a van was traveling south on the Long Prairie Rd. Staples firefighters had to...
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