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By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples Fire Department is planning to hire more firefighters this year. Fire Chief Cole Yungbauer gave the fire department’s annual report to the Staples City Council at their Jan. 24, 2023 meeting. He said they currently have six people training who are...
Four high school students at Staples-Motley were nominated for the ExCEL (Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership) Award, and the Triple ‘A’ (Academics, Arts, and Athletics) Award which are sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL).
Lauren Rutten and AJ Nienow are...
Brekken Kuhns smiles after losing his hockey stick, while Easton Larson and Jackson Schouviller battle for the puck.
(Photo by Mark Anderson)
New Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) stations in central Minnesota are active at seven different locations and highway camera views are now available at 511mn.org, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The new RWIS stations are located in Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs, Stearns...
The Staples Motley High School Cardinal speech team had a spectacular opener to their competitive season at the Cass Lake Bena speech tournament held January 21, taking home first place by a healthy margin.
The following speakers received medals or ribbons of recognition:
Creative expression,...
Recent reports taken by the Staples Police:
Jan. 16, Staples Police assisted MN State Patrol with a one vehicle roll over on Hwy10.
Jan. 18, Staples Police located a suspect at the train depot, who had multiple arrest warrants. The suspect was believed to have fled on foot from the MN State Patrol...
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...
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