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The University of Minnesota Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (CRSDP) is seeking Project Idea Briefs by March 1, that promote community sustainability through citizen-driven university partnerships in Central Minnesota.  “We’re excited to hear from community members and groups...
United Methodist Church Pastor Greg Leslie at the Staples church. He is also at the Motley United Methodist Church. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
Greg Leslie has jumped right in to become a part of the community after starting as pastor of the United Methodist Church in Staples and Motley. He doesn’t want to be seen as a solitary leader, he wants his role in the church, as well as in the community, to be a member of a team. Before Leslie...
Minnesotans can use their current driver’s licenses for federal purposes, including boarding commercial aircraft, through Oct. 10, 2018. That’s because Gov. Dayton asked for and received an extension to comply with the federal REAL ID requirements. The Minnesota legislature passed a law that...
The top Accelerated Reading program readers at Staples-Motley High School for the second quarter are: front row, from left: Elizabeth Noble, Abbigail DiGiovanni, Robin Bourne and Elizabeth Dukowitz; back: Amyah Converse, Camille Florent, Jeremy Stultz and Holden Fleischacker. Caleb Specht was...
Work is under way by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to install technology at seven rest areas in the state that will help truck drivers find safe parking along high-volume freight corridors. Minnesota is working with seven other states to implement the Regional Truck Parking Information...
Minnesotans can use their current driver’s licenses for federal purposes, including boarding commercial aircraft, through Oct. 10, 2018. That’s because Gov. Dayton asked for and received an extension to comply with the federal REAL ID requirements. The Minnesota legislature passed a law that...
The Staples-Motley Speech Team took first place  at the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton tournament held Feb. 3. Four Cardinal’s were named tournament champions: Jonah Johnson (Creative Expression), Alex Erickson and Andrew Bates (Duo) and Ari Brings (Great Speeches and Poetry). Second place finishers were...
Holly Marsh, 40,  Colleen Marsh, 57, and Timothy Marsh, 62, all of Staples, were arrested Feb. 2 as part of a drug investigation. During the early morning hours of Feb. 2, agents from the West Central Drug and Violent Offender Task Force along with deputies from the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office...
Area ranchers listen intently to Dana Didrickson of Badger talk about his family’s operation at the 18th annual Winter Grazing Workshop on Feb. 1 at Central Lakes College in Staples, presented by the Crow Wing River Basin Forage Council. More than 80 people were in the room to hear Didrickson talk...
Nearly 70 project ideas were received by the Staples Motley Area Community Foundation in their search for Big Idea projects to fund or help fund.  Ideas ranged from improvements like flowers, green space and Christmas decorations to signs, benches and trail improvements to major building and...

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