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Stacey Carter, Sarah Dano and Joy Rippentrop were honored as Educators of Excellence by Sourcewell on April 29. Following the success of the virtual Students of Character event, more than 60 educators from throughout the area were honored as Educators of Excellence in a Facebook Live celebration....
All of the windows at Staples-Motley Elementary School are in the process of being replaced. Pictured above working at the site on May 18, is Dave Trantina, Building and Grounds employee. Until the new windows are ready to be put in, all of the spaces have been boarded up. In addition to windows,...
Throughout the week of May 17, students at Staples-Motley High School returned books, instruments and other school-owned items at a drop-off site near the SMHS front entrance. Members of the Class of 2020 also picked up their caps and gowns which will be worn at an outdoor graduation ceremony June...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Summer festivals are being cancelled or changed because of social disancing guidelines because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Staples Chamber of Commerce is moving ahead with either hiring a director or coordinator in time to plan Staples Railroad Days in August....
Memorial Day 2020 is cancelled, but Evergreen Hill Cemetery will still have flags and flowers
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
For the second time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Motley City Council held their regular monthly meeting by way of a call-in conference.
Mayor Al Yoder once again chaired the meeting, held May 11, at city hall. The other council members (Pat O’Regan,...
The Motley Police, Motley Fire Department and the city’s public works department drove by and waved at Swede Halverson and Bruce Quinn (pictured below, left to right respectively) at their 90th birthday party held May 15. Quinn turned 90 that day and Halverson was celebrating a belated birthday....
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following:
May 13 - The MPD issued a citation to Paul Ross, 60, for failing to use a turn signal.
May 12 - The MPD issued a speeding citation to Khalid Alhumaidi, 28.
May 9 - The MPD...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples City Council is considering the possible sale of three parcels of land owned by the city.
At their May 12 meeeting, City Administrator Jerel Nelsen said there was a request to purchase five acres that the city owns east of Long Prairie Road. He said...
The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, Staples Fire Department, Staples Ambulance, Sebeka Fire Department and the Nimrod DNR Fire Station were called to a grass fire on May 14, at Section 35 of Lyons Township.
As emergency personnel responded to the scene, they saw heavy smoke visible for several...
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