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75 Years Ago - 1948  o Jan. 29, 1948 - Fire in the walls of the John Germann home about five miles east of Staples early Friday morning, Jan. 23, did little damage, being less than one hundred dollars. Mr. Germann had tried to start his car to come in to his work with the Northern Pacific railway...
The Staples Public Library held Preschool Storytime Jan. 18. The children read stories about snowmen and winter fun, and made a snow globe craft. Above: Samuel Reigstad, Alana Reigstad, Alida Hanson, Archie Hanson, Lucas Imrick, Ziva Thorsett, Ilias Krier, Martin Krier, Sawyer Krier, Raymond Bigger...
Morrison County has completed an updated draft of its Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) and is now seeking public feedback. Like all Minnesota counties, Morrison County is vulnerable to a variety of potential natural disasters, such as tornadoes, windstorms, severe winter storms, flooding, drought and...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following: Jan. 18 - 24 Jan. 21 - The MPD assisted in directing traffic for a funeral procession at 1st Ave. S. and Wellwood St. E., Motley. Jan. 20 - The MPD responded to a report of a...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police Dept: Jan. 10, Staples Police assisted the Cass County Sheriff’s Dept. on the 300 block of McKinley St. SW regarding a theft of packages. Police then assisted West Central VOTF conducting a search warrant and recovering the stolen property and...
Karin L. Nauber Todd County correspondent   Without fanfare or much discussion, the board approved three resignations under the consent items at the Jan. 17, 2023 meeting. They were: Sergeant Lonnie Marcyes, from the Todd County Sheriff’s Dept., Behavioral Health Supervisor Richard Mettler and...
75 Years Ago - 1948  o Jan. 22, 1948 - Mrs. Ernest Anderson, 33, and four of her children, John David, 7; Esther Marie, 5; Sarah Louise, 3; and Joseph Paul, 19 months, were burned to death early Wednesday morning when fire completely destroyed their farm home in the Rail Prairie community between...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following: Jan. 11 - 17 Jan. 11 - The MPD conducted a traffic stop at 16 Hwy 10 S., Motley, which led to the arrest of 32-year-old Misti Lynn Nelson, for possession of drugs and...
Jon and Jess Hellmers, owners of Jon’s Gem Emporium in Motley, have a vast assortment of rocks, minerals, gemstones and more at their new business, located on the north side of Motley, off Highway 10. Jon is pictured holding golden calcite; and Jess, sphalerite, from Oklahoma.  Their merchandise comes from all over the world.  (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
By Dawn Timbs Staples World reporter   Wondering where to go locally to see some genuine dinosaur and ammonite fossils, both of which date back millions of years? How about Piranha agates from Brazil, or Pyrite fool’s gold from Spain? You can see these and much more at Jon’s Gem Emporium, located...
The Staples Host Lions recently donated $500 toward the Spring Fling Prom, which will be attended by students from area cities, including Perham, Wadena, Detroit Lakes, Alexandria, Verndale, Staples and Motley. The prom will be held at the New York Mills City Hall. Pictured back row, from left, are...

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