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People who were involved with the recent renovation project at the Staples Historic Depot did a final walk-through March 3. Much of the recent project was installing new heating and cooling systems, water heaters and electric work. Above from left, are Tom Kajer, Staples Historical Society; Loren...
Rural areas are often overlooked when it comes to sex trafficking and prostitution in their communities. Rural law enforcement doesn’t have a vice department to keep track of such crimes. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
“It will be a shocker in the community when people start getting...
Myths and misinformation about the health risks of marijuana are being promoted in conversations: “Marijuana is harmless, right? I’ve heard that it’s not addictive. It’s definitely not as bad as smoking cigarettes!”
The Staples Citizens Against Drugs (CAD) would like to know local thoughts on the...
Big Stone Therapies (BST) recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of providing rehabilitation services at Lakewood Health System in Staples.
When BST and Lakewood partnered on March 1, 2016, there was a combination of nine BST employees and traveling therapists; and two administrative...
Fancy clothes, fancy footwork, fancy dance
Staples-Motley Elementary School students and their parents got dressed up for a formal dance held March 3. The dance floor was busy most of the evening as dads, daughters, mothers and sons showed some of their fancy dance moves. Snacks were...
The Staples-Motley Speech Team placed second at the Bemidji Speech Invitational held Feb. 25. Twenty-six teams participatied, from both A and AA. Finalists and medal winners included: Cade Bestland, 1st - Creative Expression; Coleman Klimek and Elijah Sams, 1st - Dramatic Duo; Samantha Svendsen,...
The Staples-Motley Speech Team placed 4th and 1st place among the single A schools March 4, at the Walker-Akeley-Hackensack Chuck Beckman Memorial Speech Tournament, with 35 teams competing. “This was the largest and most competitive tournament of the year so far, with over 540 entries,” said Coach...
The X-Files character, Fox Mulder believed “The Truth is Out There.” Is the truth really out there to be found - something we can all agree on? Or is it all relative in life and metaphysics?
The 2017 Great American Think-Off question is “Has the 2016 election changed our perception of truth?” and...
Tri-County Health Care is offering a volunteer program for area teens entitled “VolunTeen.” The VolunTeen program runs March 27 through May 5 with one volunteer shift, per week, for six weeks. Teenagers 14-years-old and older may apply.
Teenagers involved in this program volunteer at Tri-County...
Cindy and Mike Gold display the quilt Cindy made for the Staples Area Men’s Chorus. It is being raffled to raise money for the Associated Male Choruses of America Scholarship Fund. The quilt is a queen size comforter, 92” x 92.” The pattern is “Third Time Around” and was machine quilted by Jane...
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