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Thirty participants took part in the 2017 Lakes Spelling Bee, held March 2, at NJPA in Staples. National Joint Powers Alliance was the sponsor for the event.
After some confusion about what rounds the students were on, Meryl Tigenoah of Brainerd placed first, Rose Han of Staples-Motley, second...
A team from FJJ (Foster, Jacobs & Johnson, Inc.) led the Staples-Motley school board and administration through an exercise to help set facility priorities at the board’s work session Mar. 6.
FJJ is the firm hired to lead an assessment of the school district and to develop a long range...
Hands of Hope Resource Center is hosting a training, “Greater Minnesota’s Response to Human Trafficking” Friday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at the NJPA building in Staples. A second training will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the Todd County Courthouse in Long Prairie.
The presentation is designed...
Students in Jill Schneider’s Advanced Art and Drawing class at Staples-Motley High School are participating in a community arts project on making barn quilts for area non-profits and businesses in Staples and Motley. The Barn Quilts of Central Minnesota committee received funding from the Staples...
At their Feb. 28 meeting the Staples Economic Development Authority (SEDA) discussed promoting their loan programs to businesses in Staples. Economic Development Director Melissa Radermacher said “the money in the community’s hands is much more valuable than sitting in our bank account.”
The SEDA...
The Staples City Council could have the first reading of an ordinance establishing a lodging tax in the city at their March 14 meeting. At the Feb. 28 meeting, the council reviewed a sample ordinance.
City Administrator Jerel Nelsen said most hotels are in favor of the tax, as it’s paid by...
Staples-Motley High School will offer a Culinary Academy next school year thanks to action taken at a special school board meeting Mar. 6.
The special meeting followed a work session that also covered the career and technical education (CTE) levy and other staffing recommendations.
Mike Schmidt,...
Only five percent of Boy Scouts achieve the highest rank of Eagle Scout; and on Feb. 20, brothers Jordon and Garrett Carlson of Motley became part of that elite group.
A special ceremony, led by Central Minnesota Council’s Order of the Arrow
The Carlsons are members of Staples Motley Boy Scouts...
Producers on farms with base acres under the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can visit their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to sign contracts and enroll for the 2017 crop year. The...
Over 25 Farm Bureau members from Minnesota met with legislators Feb. 14 during one of the Farm Bureau Days on the Hill. The program is an annual event coordinated by the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. Among top issues Farm Bureau members focused on were changes to property taxes, clarification...
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