News
Area veterans and community members are invited to attend the Veterans Day program at Staples-Motley High School gym at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11.
Sacred Heart Area School will also hold a Veterans Day program at 1:15, with doors open at 1 p.m.
For the Staples-Motley High School program, U.S. Army...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley School District will host a ribbon cutting for the new gymnasium and community fitness building, called The Nest. The public is invited to tour the facility on Monday, Dec. 2, at 8:30 a.m.
The Nest will be the new varsity gym, the old varsity...
As a result of a drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the West Central Drug Task Force, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), four people are being charged with federal crimes...
The 2024 Staples-Motley High School Homecoming Coronation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Centennial Auditorium at 10:10 a.m. Pictured above are members of the Royal Court. Back row, from left, are king candidates Alex Schultz, Steven Petrich, Peyton Mithun, Ben Tyrrell, Jack Carlson, Sawyer...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
A Hollywood producer/director is bringing an event to Staples to help foster conversations in the community. Riaz Patel will host ConnectEffect with three sessions in Staples and three in Brainerd. The Staples sessions are on Monday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. at...
The Staples-Motley School District had a somber first week of school, as students mourned the death of a student who passed away on Aug. 28.
A message from the school district to parents stated “We know this loss impacts our entire school community and we are committed to extending care and...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Does Staples still want to be known as a railroad town, even though our lives don’t revolve around freight any more?
At the Aug. 27 Staples Economic Development Authority (SEDA) meeting, Economic Development Director Lucas Wakefield said he would like to develop a...
The 2024 Staples-Motley Athletic Hall of Fame induction will be Saturday, Oct. 5, at Centennial Auditorium in Staples. Social hour is at 4:30 and the ceremony starts at 5:30.
Inducted in the 2024 class will be:
Athletes:
Jessica (Beachy) Rahman (1984) basketball, tennis, track and field
John Riewer...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley School Board approved a recommendation that students in the middle school and high school be limited to cell phone usage only before school, during lunch time and after school. That means no phones in the hallways between classes or during class...
New staff at Staples-Motley schools were invited on a bus tour of the district. Sights visited included the Central Lakes College Ag Center and West Campus, Lakewood Health System, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Trident Foods and a lunch at 2 Tall Tavern. Pictured from left, Alicia Truax, ECSE; Kris Mumm...
Pages
Advertising Deadlines
Deadline for advertisements and copy is Friday, noon.