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Five Wings Arts Council announces a new grant program designed to encourage and support the integration of the arts to address a local community issue, problem or need through an arts-based solution.
The Arts Based Community Development (ABCD) grant program is a pilot initiative open to any...
Staples-Motley Elementary Schoool
Motley-Staples Middle School
Staples-Motley High School
These are the names of the Staples Motley School District buildings unanimously approved by the school board at their May 16 meeting.
Also approved on a split vote was the addition of a hyphen between the...
It’s one thing to be recognized as a team captain, a class MVP (Most Valuable Player) or an all-conference competitor, but to be recognized as an all-stater is another level.
Each year, hundreds of the absolute very best music students from across the State of Minnesota audition for an opportunity...
Sheriff Michael D. Carr reports that on May 13, the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) advising of a suspicious package that was being mailed from Arizona to a residence in the City of Wadena. The Wadena County Sheriff’s Dept...
On May 13, at 10:16 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an adult female attacked by a bear at her residence, in Section 16 of Meadow Township, northeast of Sebeka.
Catherine Hanson, 59, of Sebeka, had been on the deck of her house when the bear attacked. It appeared the...
arded to outstanding student artists at the Freshwater Education District/National Joint Powers Alliance Art Show in Staples May 12 and 13.
The show was held at Centennial Auditorium and featured a variety of art from students representing 11 area schools. These included Bertha-Hewitt, Brainerd...
The 2016 Minnesota fishing opener for walleye, northern pike and other species is May 14.
p that took them across across northern North Dakota on Highway 2. When they stopped for gas between Grand Forks and Devils Lake, Lisa Kajer was intrigued by a brochure about an area barn quilt trail.
As they headed out across Nelson County near Michigan, N.D., Kajer began noticing the colorfully...
The Staples Motley Dollars for Scholars awarded $88,875 in scholarships to Staples Motley High School seniors at their annual ‘Awards night’ held May 4 at Centennial Auditorium.
Sixty- six different sponsors awarded 159 awards to 57 seniors. Since its inception in 1986, Dollars for Scholars (DFS)...
hool hosted the Section 6A Music Solo/Ensemble contest May 7.
A total of 205 events were scheduled that day. In addition to SMHS, nine other schools participated in the contest. These included Verndale, Pillager, Wadena-Deer Creek, Sebeka, Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus, Browerville, New York...
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