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Staples-Motley School District will host two Veterans Day programs on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with both held at The Nest in Staples:
o 9 a.m., will feature a program by the SM Elementary students
o 10:30 a.m., will feature a program led by SM Middle/High School students
The Motley...
By Mark Anderson
Publisher
Staples-Motley tennis player Ronnie Noska is entering her fifth state tournament, while the Cardinal tennis team pulled a couple of upsets to get two doubles teams to state, Madison and Kaylee Perius, who placed first in the section, and Natalie Hanson and Sarah Kroll,...
Wanted: Choir alumni and others for ‘A Community and Reunion Christmas Concert’ ‘For All the Saints’
The ‘For All the Saints - A Community and Reunion Christmas Concert,’ will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Staples-Motley (SM) Legacy Gymnasium in Staples. The event is sponsored by the Staples Area Men’s and Women’s Choruses.
The program will include the processional, “For All the Saints” and...
Kelly Grant, 59, of Bertha has been charged with felony first-degree murder in the death of Angela Renee Buck, 37, of Waterloo, Iowa.
Grant was arrested Oct. 16, 2026, by deputies and agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal...
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public as they work to determine the circumstances surrounding the Sept. 13 shooting death of Dylon Oothoudt. The 17- year-old Walker resident was found deceased in the yard of a residence on the 1600 block of John Moose Dr NW in Pike Bay...
Todd County has a case of laboratory confirmed measles (rubeola), as identified by the Minnesota Department of Health Laboratory. This case is reflected on the Minnesota Department of Health Measles Disease Statistics website as of Oct. 1.
The case involves an unvaccinated adult who contracted...
Kaleb Harman and Katelyn Schotzko were crowned the 2026 Staples-Motley Homecoming King and Queen Sept. 30, at Centennial Auditorium in Staples. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
The Staples Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting their Chili Cook-Off as part of the Hometown Harvest event on Saturday, Oct. 3, with activities from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and a movie in the park in the evening.
The event will take place at Northern Pacific Park in Staples, on 6th Street NE.
The event is...
Homecoming royalty candidates participated at the recent Staples-Motley MS/HS Homecoming Pep Fest, held at The NEST. Pictured, front row from left, are queen candidates Izzy Becker, Kyleena Rudlang, Chloe Trantina, Leighton Bettis, Katelyn Schotzko. Back row, king candidates Reese Headley, Evan...
Family members of WWII Veteran Duane Payne, a Motley native, stopped by Veterans Park in Motley Sept. 11, enroute to his final resting place at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. As noted in previous Staples World articles, Payne was wounded and reported Missing in Action on Oct. 9...
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