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By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples City Council approved a zero percent increase in their tax levy at their Dec. 13 meeting. City Administrator Jerel Nelsen said the city’s tax capacity went up substantially everywhere in the city, so the actual tax rate should decrease by about 10...
Dear Santa,
I hope you are having an awesome Christmas!
What I want in my stocking is or some ideas are these: blissy pillow case, silk sleeping mask, shein gift card and ultra gift card. And then what I want for under the tree is nike blazers, the black ones. There is a picture on the next page....
STAPLES-MOTLEY AREA CHRISTMAS SERVICE SCHEDULE
Bethany Lutheran, Cushing - 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve | 9:00 a.m. Christmas Day
Church of Christ, Staples – 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve | 10:30 a.m. Christmas Morning
Faith Lutheran, Staples - 2:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve | 9:00 a.m...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples downtown revitalization project has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Blandin. Staples Economic Development Director Melissa Wyman said the group is planning a community-wide meeting, perhaps in January, to help determine the scope of the downtown...
By Andrea Brichacek
In 1909, well know architects Charles A. Reed and Allen H. Stem, from New York, were commissioned by Northern Pacific Railroad to oversee the construction of a train station in Staples. Now, more than a century later, the ol’ depot is once again being designed and built - only...
Ron Murray won the race for Staples Mayor, while Mary Jo Goff, Roy Miles and Blake Gerard won seats on the Staples City Council. Doug Case, the other candidate for Staples Mayor, will retain his seat on the council because it was not up for election this year.
For Staples-Motley School Board, Kyle...
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) continues to ask for the public’s assistance in the homicide investigation of Terrence “Terry” Brisk’s death that occurred six years ago on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. The sheriff’s office is heavily invested in this case with assistance from the Bureau of...
A Veterans Day program will be held Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 a.m., in the Staples-Motley High School gym. Prior to the program, at 8:30 a.m., all veterans and their spouses are invited to a special breakfast at Staples-Motley Elementary School.
Frank Odell will be the featured speaker at the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
At the Oct. 19 candidate forum sponsored by LEAP, Staples-Motley School Board candidates discussed district issues including the school’s mission, academics and the school’s position in the community.
Erich Heppner, Ryan Wright, Chandler Trout and Bruce Drone were...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
At the Oct. 19 candidate forum sponsored by LEAP, Staples City Council and Mayor candidates discussed downtown revitalization, a healthy community and a perceived divide between the south side and north side of the city.
Council candidates Benjamin Johnson, Roy...
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