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The final numbers are in and 2025 was a record-breaking year for the Lakewood Health System OB team, with 518 babies delivered in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 515 in 2023. That is an average of 1.4 children born in Staples every day during 2025.
Following are some of the statistics from...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team took the Christmas break off from competition, as they prepare for The Clash National Duals, the biggest regular season wrestling tournament in the region.
The team duals tournament will be Jan. 2-3 at the LaCrosse Center in Wisconsin. This is the 23rd year of the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley School Board approved a levy increase of 1.79 percent at their Dec. 1 meeting, which was also their Truth in Taxation meeting. The only three members of the public who attended were one student, one teacher and one newspaper reporter.
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An unexpected visitor at the Polar Xpress event on Dec. 14 was the abominable snowman from the Rudolf TV show. Kids on the train ride had a polar blast of sub-zero temperatures as the train turns around, they could catch a glimpse of the character. (Photo by Mark Anderson)
Employees of Northland Memorial help guide the new POW/MIA granite memorial as it’s lowered on to the pedestal at Staples All Veterans and Community Park. (Photos by Ken Klose)
The Staples Trails Committee attended the Central Lakes College Fall Celebration, to present the CLC Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance program with a plaque for their role in building the Legacy Arboretum. CLC fall graduates included (not in order) Stuart Atkinson, Evan Bauman, Jack...
Christmas events in Staples:
• The second annual Holiday Parade of Lights will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, starting at 5:30 p.m., starting at the high school and heading through downtown Staples.
• The Staples Lions Club is coordinating the Lights in the Pines display at Pine Grove Park, open 5-8 p....
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
Master Sergeant Izaak Schafer recently retired after nearly 22 years of service in the Army National Guard. It’s a calling he first felt as a junior at Staples-Motley High School and one he’s never regretted answering.
He remembers it clear as day, Schafer...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
New brain science is showing what children are thinking about our modern world and Erin Walsh has some practical ideas for parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches and caregivers to benefit from the new science.
Walsh will be speaking Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Faith...
The Giza family recently purchased a granite memorial bench for the All Veterans and Community Park in Staples, as a tribute for U.S. Army veterans John F. Giza and his son John “Jack” R. Giza, both of Staples.
John F. Giza, a WWI veteran, served in France in 1918 as part of the U.S. Army 82nd Inf...
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