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On April 18 Staples-Motley High School hosted hundreds of Special Olympics’ basketball players from around the region, along with 100 student volunteers who helped run the event and cheer for the athletes during their games. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will end spring weight road restrictions in the central frost zone May 11.
Spring load restrictions have already ended in the south, southeast and metro frost zones.
Spring load restrictions are still in effect in the north-central and north frost...
Nimrod, Minnesota’s Sweet Spot, has a way of making it happen. This time, it’s re-siding the hall and senior center, originally constructed in 1928.
Then as now, the adjoining buildings have been headquarters for community affairs. The senior center serves dinners for deer hunters, feeds hungry...
Staples Fire Department and Staples Ambulance responders carry a car accident victim out of the soggy ditch after an accident on May 2 around 3:30 p.m., on Highway 210, just west of Staples. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Edwin Winkelman, 66, was driving eastbound towards Staples on...
Jocelyn Vogt shows a kiwi, one of the unusual fruits sampled by Staples-Motley Elementary students on April 26, as part of a taste test. Sitting next to her at lunch is Harmony Davis. Other fruits offered were moro oranges (blood oranges), star fruit, mangos, kumquats, and papaya. Many students...
The Staples Economic Develoopment Authority (SEDA) held their yearly review at the April 24 board meeting.
Economic Development Director Melissa Radermacher showed the board some local statistics and examples of progress in 2017.
In 2017, the SEDA determined they would work on three categories:...
Volunteers are ready to paint more homes in Staples under the Paint The Town program, sponsored by the Staples Economic Development Authority.
The program still needs more homeowners to apply to get their homes painted for free. The program can also use more volunteers, either individuals or groups...
Frank and Amy Leidenfrost, (left) representing the Staples Area Food Shelf, recently accepted a donation from Jim Vogel, president of the Staples Rotary Club. Rotarians also donated to the Motley Area Food Shelf and a food shelf at Central Lakes College Staples Campus. (Staples World photo by...
May 13 is Mother’s Day; “a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society.” as defined by the online Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914....
On April 18, Staples Police received an ATV complaint. Police located the ATVs and spoke with the drivers regarding the noise and driving on city and county roads.
On April 21, Staples Police issued a verbal warning to a driver for operating an ATV recklessly.
Other items from the Staples Police...
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