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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...
Staples-Motley School District will host two Veterans Day programs on Tuesday Nov. 11, inviting veterans and the public to come to the school for the first program with elementary school students, stay for lunch and attend the second program after lunch with middle/high school students.
Sacred...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
Fourth Street Northeast in Staples most likely won’t be a destination for looking at colorful fall leaves in 2026, but there will be a new, improved road to photograph.
According to city officials, at least half of the boulevard trees along 4th Street NE,...
Staples-Motley School District, ISD #2170 invites the public to a Facilities Open House on Thursday, October 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Staples-Motley Middle/High School (use the main entrance).
Tour the school buildings, hear from staff and learn about how the district is working to optimize learning...
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