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Staples-Motley High School is planning an outdoor graduation on Friday, May 28, at the school football field. Current plans are for a limit of six guests for each graduate, and each group will have their own section on the field to set up chairs or blankets.
Other graduation events scheduled...
All local high school graduates in the Class of 2021 are invited to participate in the banner display that will be put up on 4th Street NE in Staples, near the high school.
Senior banners cost $30, which can be paid by venmo @Debbie-Ferdon, or send a check payable to LEAP, mailed or delivered to...
The Todd County American Dairy Association crowned new dairy royalty March 27 in Browerville.
The 2021 Todd County Dairy Princesses are Briana Middendorf and Erica Middendorf, daughters of Gary and Joanna Middendorf of Sauk Centre. Brianna is sponsored by MN National Bank and Erica is sponsored by...
Students waited outside at Staples-Motley High School shortly after 9 a.m. April 8, as the Staples Fire Department (SFD) responded to an alarm at the school. It was raining lightly. A short while later the fire trucks pulled away from the west side of the school after what turned out to be a false...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following:
March 25 - 31
March 31 - The MPD received a request from the landlord of the Eastwood Motley in Motley to stand by as a witness and keep the peace as he was serving each of...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
Charlie and Kathy Crews of Staples have been collecting Jewel Tea dishes with the Autumn Leaf pattern for at least 20 years...a shared hobby they got into shortly after tying the knot in 2000.
“We were in San Diego,” Kathy said, recalling the day they first...
75 Years Ago - 1946
o April 4, 1946 - John Rengel, recently returned serviceman who has been affiliated with the Staples high school coaching staff since his return, was elected as president of the Central Eight Conference at the spring meeting held in Brainerd Wednesday evening of last week. He...
On March 23, Staples Police responded to the intersection of Roosevelt Street and Kansas Ave. SW for an ATV complaint. Police made contact with two juveniles and advised them on ATV laws and on safe operating.
On March 24, Staples Police received a report of a white Cadillac Escalade doing “...
Ray Gildow will be enshrined by The Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota in 2021. Gildow is a fishing guide who helped form the Nisswa Guide League, and is a TV personality, writer and radio host.
Other inductees in the Individual Legends category include Sybil Smith, founder of WAM, and Paul Thorne,...
On Tuesday, March 30, at 2:25 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report a mobile home on fire in Section 24 of Lyons Township.
Deputies found that there were several live power lines that were across the roadway. It appeared that the high winds blew a tree over that damaged the...
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