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75 Years Ago - 1949
o March 31, 1949 - Monday afternoon, March 28, K. S. Davey brought Donald Keenan of Montgomery, Minn., now a student of Minnesota School of Business, to Motley High School. Donald typed from 97 to 144 words a minute. He also gave a demonstration on the stenograph machine and...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley FFA chapter and FFA Alumni chapter representatives gave an update on the chapter at the March 18 Staples-Motley School Board meeting.
Around 40 people attended the meeting in support of the FFA.
Staples-Motley FFA officers Cory Watland, Jessie...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley Class of 2024 is planning to graduate from the traditional location, the high school gymnasium. At the March 18 school board meeting, Superintendent Shane Tappe assured the board that graduation will remain in the gym, despite a full summer of...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Staples City Council member John Jewison traveled to Washington, D.C., to talk to members of Congress about electricity.
He traveled with a contingent from Missouri River Energy Services (MRES), the company that sells electricity to Staples, and Minnesota...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Vintage Golf Course opened on March 1, the earliest opening in recent memory. The course will continue to be open when the weather permits.
“We’ve had some really good days, people are enjoying the good weather,” said new Golf Course Manager Lynn Peterson, the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Vintage Golf Course opened on March 1, the earliest opening in recent memory. The course will continue to be open when the weather permits.
“We’ve had some really good days, people are enjoying the good weather,” said new Golf Course Manager Lynn Peterson, the...
75 Years Ago - 1949
o March 24, 1949 - Better than the “Campbells are Coming” is what is being said of the forthcoming Senior Class play at Motley High School. By the same playwright, “Faith, Hope and Flarity” combines the rollicking humor of the “Campbells” with a plot designed for a full evening...
Staples-Motley track and field athletes run a workout on their newly surfaced track. Varsity boys above and junior high girls below. The runners reported that the new track, which was resurfaced last summer, is bumpy and uneven, with cracks forming already. (Photos by Mark Anderson)
On March 9, the Staples-Motley competitive Speech team travelled to Sauk Centre for the Mainstreet Madness Speech Tournament. Staples-Motley took a close second place in the “big school” team sweepstakes. As for individual placings, AJ Neinow and Joshua Cushing took third and fourth place...
Staples Police Department report
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept. include;
March 5, Staples Police responded to a car/deer crash on the 1200 block of Airport Rd NE. The driver, Betty Erbe, 68, of Staples, was traveling northbound when she struck multiple deer. Erbe was transported...
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