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Senator Gary Dahms gives a wave from a combine while Senator Chuck Wiger takes a photo during the Senate Capital Investment Committee tour of Central Lakes College in Staples. The senators were given the opportunity to drive the combine, a tall sprayer and a four wheel drive tractor. (Staples World...
From the stage of the Batcher Opera House in Staples, artist Carter Averbeck describes how he can recreate the original artwork in the building. “I have worked on a lot of opera halls across the world, and this is by far the best preserved one I have seen,” Averbeck said about the original artowrk...
The Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate last year’s grand opening and this year’s expanded services at Holst Acres near Staples. The business formerly held a haunted house in October, but now has added a corn maze, hay rides and year-round laser tag. The...
CentraCare Health recently made the decision to stop providing healthcare services at the Eagle Valley clinic, which has been a shared venture with Lakewood Health System since 2003. This decision will take effect Nov. 1.
CentraCare Health’s decision DOES NOT impact the care and services provided...
On Sept. 19, at 3:20 a.m., while on routine patrol, Staples Police discovered a burglary taking place at the City of Staples Wastewater Plant. The officer searched for the subject who had fled on foot. Police were assisted in the search by Morrison County Sheriff’s K9 and Todd County Sheriff’s...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
A building consultant has the Staples-Motley School Board thinking about the benefits of saving the old gymnasium at the high school site instead of building a new one. The renovation could cost as much as building new, but the consultants said the old gym offers...
By Mark AndersonManaging Editor
“You are standing in a sleeping giant,” artist Carter Averbeck told the crowd at a tour of the Batcher Building in Staples on Aug. 28. He said he has restored other opera halls, and this is “the best preserved I’ve seen.”
Because of water damage and mold, the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples City Council reviewed an electric rate study at their Aug. 27 meeting. Evan Leebens of Missouri River Energy presented the study. Staples is a member of MRE and gets most of the city’s electricty from the company.
Leebens said a 2015 study recommended...
The Central Lakes College Diesel Technology program is now accredited by the AED (Associated Equipment Distributors) Foundation. A tour of the program, located at the CLC Staples campus, took place Aug. 21 and was followed by a ceremony honoring the AEDF accreditation of the diesel program....
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley School Board is looking at developing a new strategic plan to help with future building decisions and to help the school establish an identity. The process to reach these goals will require public input that could be guided by a consultant.
The...
