Some preliminary decisions on how much to spend on the amenities for the old Highway 10 turnback project next year became hot potato items for the Staples City Council Dec. 22. More...
The Staples Motley School Board completed two major tasks at their Dec. 21 meeting - setting the 2009 tax levy and approving a contract with the teachers.
Taxpayers in the district can expect a 6.51 percent increase in the school portion of their taxes in 2010. More...
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved new final natural gas rates effective Jan. 1, 2010 for customers of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation. More...
Parades, fairs, new businesses and a host of other news items recorded
The year 2009 was a busy one for the communities of Motley, Pillager and Leader; with many colorful stories documented in black and white newsprint over the past twelve months. More...
Given that our Christmas holiday folded neatly into the weekend, my friend was looking for something special to offer her patrons for that time between Christmas and New Year’s.
“Why don’t you show “It’s a Wonderful Life?” said I ( the girl who can never see
that movie enough). More...
On behalf of my 80+ year old parents who live in rural Staples, I would like to publicly thank the three young people who helped us get out of the sticky snow on the unplowed road in front of my parent’s driveway. It was the day after Christmas and two young men and one young woman were kind enough to stop and help us. More...
Guitarist Robert Michaels will present a concert at Centennial Auditorium in Staples Saturday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
The concert is a part of the Staples Motley Area Arts Council’s Concert Series. For more information, on this and other concerts in the series, check out the Arts Council’s website at www.staplesmotleyarts.org More...
January 1
DUAL RECOVERY ANONYMOUS MEETING every Friday at 4 p.m., 210 Jefferson St. S (upstairs at the Cyber Cafe) Wadena. For info., 218-631- 1714.
January 2
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EDITOR’S NOTE: These photos and responses to our
questions were inadvertently omitted from our special
Christmas greeting issue published with the Dec. 24 Staples
World. We apologize for the error. These two students are
part of Robin Kautto’s third grade class at Staples Elementary
School. More...
Lucille “Luci” Mary Karlson, 62, of Wadena, died Dec. 19, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
Funeral services were held Dec. 22, at Zion Free Lutheran Church in Wadena with Pastor Jeremy Vance officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Leaf River Cemetery.
Arrangements were with the Johnson Memorial Home in Wadena. More...
The Staples Motley Cardinal girls basketball team downed Holdingford 69-35 to close out the pre-holiday girls basketball schedule on, Dec. 22.
The girls led by just six
point - 3 0 - 2 4 at halft
ime, but all owed the Husker girls just 11 second half points while scoring 39. More...
Introducing the new Staples City Hall & Staples Public Library
Building a dike