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Births reported at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples included: Born to Julie and Chris Helsene of Brainerd, a baby boy, Joseph Christopher weighing six pounds, 13 ounces on February 15, 2018. Born to Zoe Biggs and Christian Payne of Browerville, a baby boy, Liam Carter weighing six pounds...
Ashley Seeley, Personal Banker III at First International Bank & Trust in Staples, was awarded the top Personal Banker III award for the year 2017. The awards are conducted by First International Bank & Trust’s 27 branches (over 500 employees) as their Personal Banker “Bucket List” awards....
To honor I Love to Read Month in February I posed the question about what you are reading now, what books you have on your nightstand. I am so grateful for the wonderful variety of thoughtful responses. This supports my belief that many voices, many opinions, make us all stronger as a community....
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities  has announced its 2017 Fall Semester Dean’s List. To qualify, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average. Local students named include: o Katherine Benson, Staples o Paige Melse, Staples.
For Skyler Self and Rory Self of Staples, the mountain of snow near the south end of Staples-Motley High School was the perfect place to train their dog Coco Feb. 23. The large snow bank was created after at least 10 inches of snow fell throughout the area the previous evening. (Staples World photo...
St. Cloud State University  has announced its 2017 Fall Semester Dean’s List. To qualify, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. Local students named include: o Addison March, Motley o Alisa Olson, Motley o Kelly Mast, Pillager o Jeremy Weiland, Pillager o Tory Rochat, Staples...
Births reported at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples included: Born to Anja Flansburg and Riley Nelson of Baxter, a baby boy, Bjørn Lawrence weighing six pounds, six ounces on February 2, 2018. Born to Alyssa and Jacob Lee of Brainerd, twin girls, Arianna Grace weighing six pounds, one...
Gaten Fleischacker, (above) a senior at Staples-Motley High School, donated over 10” of hair to the Locks of Love program, which uses human hair to provide hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term hair loss. Gaten said it was important to him to donate, and has been...
Look familiar? Members of First International Bank & Trust in Staples once again have pledged to take the Polar Plunge in Alexandria on Feb. 25 with plunge time at 1 p.m. at the Arrowood Resort and Conference Center. The Polar Plunge is presented by law enforcement for Special Olympics...
A team from Staples-Motley High School participated in the 2018 Academic WorldQuest international knowledge competition Feb. 7 at the University of Minnesota’s Coffman Memorial Union. The event, which challenges teams to combine their knowledge and correctly answer multiple choice questions on...

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