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These were a few of the 87 seniors who walked across the stage at the high school gym. Musical performances were given by the school orchestra, a capella choir and a special performance by seniors Samantha Svendsen, Cade Bestland, Noah Han and Zach Strickland. See more photos on page 3a.
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The Motley American Legion, Tri-County Post #124, posted the colors at the Motley Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day. In addition, the Motley American Legion were in attendance at Memorial Day services at Bridgeman Cemetery, Poplar Cemetery and at Motley-Staples Middle School. (Staples World photo...
Audience members joined in singing “America the Beautiful” during the Memorial Day Service at Motley-Staples Middle School. Cindy Koopmann provided piano accompaniment. Other musicians who participated in the program included John Koopmann, trumpet; and Derek Prindle, vocal solo, accompanied on...
Marissa Michalson, 11, of Motley, sang ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ during the Memorial Day Program at Poplar Cemetery near Leader. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
On May 26 at pproximately 1:11 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a crash involving a semi vs a house.
Wadena County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to a residence, located in Section 36 of Orton Township. Upon arrival the deputy saw a semi-tractor and trailer in the yard...
With blacktop being laid and landscaping being done in this week, the Pullman Townhomes in Staples are on target for people to start moving in on June 1. The photo above was taken from 6th St. NE, north of Chicago Ave. The townhomes were built with help of a tax increment finance (TIF) district...
Thirteen projects that will directly benefit school districts in Region Five are recommended to receive a collective $2.6 million in Innovation Funding from National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) for the 2017-18 school year.
Region Five education leaders gathered at NJPA on May 11 for the 2017...
Students and a few brave parents started the Staples-Motley Elementary School Color Run with clean white t-shirts. As they ran laps along the course, volunteers threw powdered paint on the runners. After the run, students gathered together and really got ‘colorful’ throwing powdered paint into the...
As if juggling classes and preparing for graduation at the end of May isn’t enough, Wadena-Deer Creek high school senior Logan Taggart is also running a small business. Taggart recently started, “Taggart’s Tag Art,” an engraving business in which he customizes tags for luggage, pets and more.
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