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Staples Motley schools have created transition plans to accommodate the redistribution of students and teachers to school sites that will be in effect this fall. As part of this process, community members, families, staff and students were asked to be a part of each building’s Transition Team. The...
The buzz began in the hallways of Staples Motley High School on April 13, when students lined the halls to send off five members (Jace Hoemberg, Zach Strickland, Chris Hart, Andrew Bates and Jeffrey Allen) of the Knowledge Bowl team to state competition held at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd.
At the...
Sixteen students from Staples Motley and Wadena-Deer Creek high schools and their parents met April 20 at Stern Rubber Company, Staples, for an orientation session for their CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) class which begins this fall. The coordinator, Cindi Koll, and many of the CEO...
The Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Baby STEPS (Serving, Teaching & Empowering People) Thrift store in Staples recently. Located in the former Staples Dollar Store building on 4th St. NE, the store opened this past January.
The Staples Fire Department were at the scene of a grass fire in Villard Township April 22, working for approximately two hours. According to firefighter Scott Yungbauer, close to four acres were burned, as well as a stack of firewood. The incident took place off of 321st Ave., near the home of...
The Staples Area Food Shelf collected $25,822 and 2,504 pounds of food during the March Food Share Month campaign.
“We would like to express our thanks to everyone that made it a success,” said Staples Food Shelf Director Fran Mertens. “It is wonderful to know how caring the people in our vicinity...
Hundreds of students in blue jackets convened in Staples, on April 18 for the FFA Region II meeting held at Central Lakes College.
Central Lakes College and the Staples Motley Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting April 10 to commemorate the completion of major renovations at the college.
Task forces are being set up to work on the projects identified as priorities for Staples after several meetings of the Thriving Communities Initiative, a program of the Initiative Foundation.
After a core team was formed they received training and developed a preliminary plan for dealing with...
Since moving up north to the Lincoln Lakes area, artist Kerry Kupferschmidt says he never runs out of subjects for his watercolors.
His loft studio overlooks a wooded area off Lake Shamineau, with views of green pines and snow-white birch trees. To the front of the house is the spacious lake,...
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