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75 Years Ago - 1948
o Feb. 26, 1948 - GHQ Special News Service, Tokyo. - Almost at the moment when most Allied personnel at Occupation Headquarters Japan are locking their offices at the end of the day, a diminutive WAC sergeant from Minneapolis is marshalling her crew of trained teletypists to...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept.
Feb. 13, Staples Police responded to Ernie’s Food Market for a report of a subject who was kicked off the bus and was looking for assistance to get to Fargo. Police called a taxi for the subject. Cleared without incident.
Feb. 14, At approximately 5...
Motley Food Shelf hopes to stock their shelves
Minnesota Food Share Month is a unique opportunity to increase the value of donations that are given in support of the Motley Area Food Shelf (MAFS). The Minneapolis Council of Churches gives to food shelves from an allocation fund, according to the...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following:
Feb. 15 - 21
Feb. 21 - The MPD received a report from the Holiday gas station in Motley of an intentional gas drive-off in the amount of $73. Subsequently, Brent Johnson, 39,...
The Staples Motley Area Women Of Today made 45 kindness bookmarks for the Staples library. Most of the bookmarks were placed in various books throughout the library, in honor of random acts of kindness week. From left, Shelly DeCamp, Stacy and Ensley Harthan, and librarian Angie Johnson. (Submitted...
Preschool Storytime was held Feb. 15 which was a “Beary” special time at the Staples Library. During “I Love to Read” month, children read stories and sang about bears and friendships. The Staples Friends of the Library provided teddy bears for each to make and take home. Monthly Storytimes are the...
Library Assistant Angie Johnson reads to the preschool Storytime group Feb. 15 in the Roundhouse Room at the Staples Library during “I Love to Read” month. (Submitted photo)
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley City Council heard an update from the Discover Staples Tourism Board, the entity that is using the city’s lodging tax money to promote Staples. Renee Kroll updated the council on the projects completed in the past year and plans for the coming...
Staples-Motley High School has become known for a big Special Olympics Unified basketball event hosted in the school gymnasiums. Multiple teams of Special Olympics athlets and their classmates are treated to skills tests and full basketball games that are refereed by Staples-Motley students....
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept:
Jan. 31, Staples Police were dispatched to a female possibly under the influence of narcotics and acting very manic. The subject was transported by officers to Lakewood Health System for an evaluation and was medically cleared by staff. The subject...
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