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Faith Lutheran Church raised a total of $5,194.27 during their March food shelf drive, with proceeds given to the food shelves in Staples and Motley. Pictured above, Jerry Reck (right), member at Faith Lutheran Church, presents a check for $4,414.67 to Frank Leidenfrost, Staples Area Food Shelf...
The Staples-Motley Cardinals Speech team brought home their first-ever state tournament trophy.
The Cardinals placed third behind Melrose Area and Cannon Falls at the 2019 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class A State Speech Tournament held April 11-13, in Wayzata.
Three individual...
After 42 years of cutting and styling hair, longtime stylist Jody (Mueller) Farber of Staples has retired.
Her last official day of work at Family Hair Care in Staples, where she spent the past 39 years of her career, was April 5.
She’s going to miss it, Jody said, wiping away a few tears as she...
Two new opportunities have been scheduled for the public to learn more about the Staples-Motley school building referendum. On Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m., a meeting will be held at the high school building, with a presentation of the project, tours of the building and help with the tax calculator...
Bryce Weber and Hailey Owen are two of the 41 students from throughout Region 5 who have been selected by their respective school staff and were celebrated at a special event on April 10, at Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake.
The Students of Character Celebration, formerly known as the Student...
The Staples community was invited to ‘Imagine the Possibilities’ at the Batcher Block Opera House Visioning Sessions held at Central Lakes College in Staples April 10. Above: Mickey Davis (standing left) with McClure Engineering of St. Louis, Mo., facilitated the afternoon session, asking the 30-...
At the Staples Veterans Park Association spring fundraiser on March 14, veterans in attendance were asked to line up for a photo. (Submitted photo)
The Staples Veterans Park Association held their annual spring fundraiser on March 14 at Timbers Event Center. Pictured, auctioneer Gary Schimpp gets the crowd going to purchase some patriotic items to benefit the park. The event raised $12,450 for the park, which is planning the next big...
Dr. Amy Dearking, Otolaryngologist at St. Cloud Ear, Nose and Throat, will start seeing patients at Lakewood’s Pillager clinic on May 9. As a visiting specialist at Lakewood, Dr. Dearking will see patients in the Pillager clinic and do operations in Staples on the second and fourth Thursdays of...
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