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  Compiled by Dawn Timbs   75 Years Ago - 1944  o  June 1, 1944 - Many of the seniors of the 1944 graduating class of Staples high school will be in military services before the first of July, according to word received in Staples the middle of this week. Listed from the graduating class this year...
A “Provider Appreciation Event” was held at Sourcewell May 14, 2019 acknowledging the individuals who provide care and education to young children in the area. The event, was sponsored by the Stapes Motley Early Childhood Coalition, Early Childhood Family Education, Soucewell and Women of Today....
Hello readers. This week’s archive photo is from our May 29, 1969 edition. Do you know who these people are and perhaps the context of the photo? Email your answers to dtimbs@staplesworld.com by Monday morning. The answers will be published in next week’s paper, as well as a new mystery photo.  
As a world-renowned Los Angeles actor and choreographer turned Pastor of GreyStone Chapel in Cushing, Pastor, Scott Grossman’s vibrant life reads like a Hollywood screenplay. Born in Staples, Grossman’s love for art and entertainment followed him into adulthood. Using his natural talent for dance...
As a reminder that it is illegal to let teens drink alcohol this graduation season, Staples-Motley High School students helped with the CAD Sticker Shock event, where they put stickers on bags from local liquor stores reminding adults that teens and alcohol don’t mix. Above, Kiera Dumpprope and...
A railroad car labeled “The Jitr Bug” by an unknown grafitti artist was parked outside of Staples for several days, causing traffic on Highway 10 to take notice. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)  
As we close out the month of May, we are longing for sunshine, warmth and dry conditions. That is because we have seen our share of cool, cloudy and wet conditions over the spring season. But, it has not just been spring. Ever since the calendar turned to 2019, we have rarely escaped the chilly...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept. include: May 6, at approximately 3 a.m., Staples Police received a report of a suspicious individual in Veterans Park, making noise and singing. Reporting party believed the subject was possibly intoxicated. Police checked the park and later located...
A check was presented to the Initiative Foundation recently, on behalf of the Knights of Columbus, for the amount of $27,564. The donation was a memorial given by the late Mary Jane Volesky through her Knights of Columbus life insurance policy for the Sacred Heart Area School (SHAS). The Sacred...
The Staples Host Lions recently donated $3,000 to Staples-Motley Dollars for Scholars. Pictured, from left, are Cole Winkels, Mary Kobliska, Cade Schmidt, Lion Mike Gold, Emmitt Winkels, Scout Strickland. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)  

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