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Students and the community are invited to a program in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29 in the Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Speaker Dr. Jesse Grant, Vice President of Student Life and...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following: Jan. 2 - The MPD issued speeding citations to Jonathan Werner, 35; Lourdes Anderson, 20. Jan. 3 - The MPD issued   citations to Sandy Granados, 29, for driving without a valid...
Four Pillager High School (PHS) students were nominated for the ExCEL (Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Award, and the AAA (Arts, Athletics and Academics Award) which are sponsored by the MSHSL. Jordyn VanVickle and Erik Peterson, juniors at PHS, were nominated for the ExCEL Award...
Motley Clerk/Treasurer Lacey Smieja (foreground) led newly elected city officers (all incumbents) in reciting the oath of office at their first regular council meeting of 2019 held Jan. 14. Pictured, from left, are council members Jace Carlson and Pat O’Regan; Mayor Al Yoder; and council member Amy...
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Dec. 31, at approximately 5:20 p.m., their office received a report of a snowmobile accident with injuries on property located off Lakeview Drive, on the east side of Lake Alexander in Scandia Valley Township. According to the sheriff’s office,...
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reminds residents to make sure that their rural address sign commonly referred to as their “blue number sign” is free of snow and ice. These winter snows are piling up and in some instances covering up address signs making it difficult for responders to find your...
The Motley Area Historical Society (MAHS) elected officers at their December Christmas potluck. These included: o President - Bernice Thomson o Vice President - Gayle Quinn o Secretary - Paula Johnson o Treasurer - Sherry Miller Frisk o Membership - Robin Kramer. The MAHS meets on the second...
Stephanie Leslie (left), a member of the Piecemakers Quilt Club, presents a check for $100 to Sherry Miller Frisk of the Motley Area Food Shelf. (Submitted photo)
The Motley Area Food Shelf (MAFS) will no longer be the pickup point for senior frozen meals. Previously, gold tickets could be purchased at Motley City Hall and brought to the food shelf to pick up frozen dinners.  According to Sherry Miller Frisk, MAFS Director, the center in Eagle Bend had...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following: Jan. 2 - The MPD responded to a call of three suspicious males in the Northwood grocery store in Motley.  Dec. 29 - The MPD received a report of a gas drive-off in the amount...
With temperatures nearing 40 degrees Jan. 5, area boys ditched their winter coats during a game of hockey at the ice rink in Motley. In lower photo, from left, are Simon Johnson, 17, and Charlie Johnson, 13, both of Motley; and Cael Sams, 16, of Cushing. The boys said they try to spend time at the...

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