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The Staples Veterans Park is getting a granite facelift. The retaining wall surrounding the flagpole and military pavers is being covered with black granite by Northland Monument of Longville. The crew started working on Sept. 18 and plan to be in Staples for four or five days to finish the wall....
Bea Olson of Staples has lived through 18 presidents in her lifetime...from Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump.
At the rate she’s going, she just might live to find out who number 19 will be. Chalk it up to good Christian living, strong Norwegian genes and a desire to learn something new every day....
A reader came across this photo and said it brought back good memories. He sent it to see if anyone else remembers the people and the circumstances. Many of the individuals still live in the area. Bring your answer in to the Staples World office at 224 4th St. NE or email Brenda at info@...
Staffing issues, job descriptions and a facility update were among the discussion topics at a work session of the Staples-Motley School Board Sept. 10.
Susan Anderson, Early Learning Services director, came to the board with a proposal to increase the wages of staff at Little Cardinal Academy. She...
By Dan Burden, Blue Zones Director of Innovation and Inspiration
(This was first published on walkable.org in August 2006 and has been adapted and shortened.)
Street trees are of great value to people living, working, shopping, sharing, walking and motoring in and through urban places. For a...
By Mark Anderson
News Editor
With Sourcewell press release
By paying attention to the details of their bidding process, Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) has become a successful contract purchasing source, where schools, government entities and non-profits can purchase needed equipment without going...
Donations of $1,000 each were presented to the Motley Food Shelf and the Staples Food Shelf in memory of Shirley (Miller) Thompson. Above: Sherry (Miller) Frisk, Motley Food Shelf Director, Ron Redemske, Shirley’s son; Marilyn (Miller) Holst and Amy and Frank Liedenfrost representing the Staples...
The Staples City Council spent much of their Aug. 28 meeting discussing why the city has to pay for the purchase and removal of dilapidated houses, when those houses are already owned by the county through tax forfeiture.
Council member Doug Case raised the question about an agenda item to purchase...
Despite the City of Staples planning to spend more next year, taxes for homeowners will likely go down. At the Aug. 28 Staples City Council meeting, City Administrator Jerel Nelsen said there has been a substatial net tax capacity increase due to new development that will more than cover the budget...
Nearly every program at Central Lakes College in Staples is filled to the limit with students, and the college even expanded their nursing program to fit the number of applications.
Tara Karels, the Staples Campus Dean, said the practical nursing program has increased their enrollment due to higher...
