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By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
Over two feet of snow has fallen in the Staples area so far this winter, keeping the city’s street department busy plowing and removing snow.
Public Works Director Scott Grabe said that in December of 2021, each member of the street department crew put in an...
From Todd County Health and Human Services
Todd County Health and Human Services is offering free Healthy Home Assessments to Todd County residents in need of home assistance.
A Healthy Homes Assessment includes:
• Completion of a healthy homes checklist by a trained Healthy Homes practitioner...
75 Years Ago - 1947
o Feb. 6, 1947 - Mrs. Edward L. Morey entertained the ladies of the Motley Study Club in her home Saturday afternoon, Feb. 1. Ten members were present. Roll call was on the life of Susan B. Anthony. Mrs. Rudy Topp gave a very interesting and informative topic on New Zealand and...
By Karin L. Nauber
Todd County correspondent
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency selected Todd County to receive a grant for $4,000,000 (four million dollars) through the Solid Waste Processing Facilities Capital Assistance Program (CAP).
The grant is for construction of a new transfer...
February is “I Love to Read” month and what better way to celebrate than with a good book at the Staples Public Library. The library features window paintings by Amy Bomstad,
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Jan. 31, at approximately 10:38 a.m., their office received a report of mail that was possibly stolen and dumped at the Crow Wing Power Substation located four miles east of Little Falls, off Hwy 27, in Little Falls Township. All the mail located...
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Feb. 4, at approximately 12:46 p.m., their office received a report of a snowmobile accident with injuries on the snowmobile trail located off 330th Street, approximately six miles south of Motley in Scandia Valley Township.
According to the...
The Film Plastic Recycling Program that serves Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena Counties is ready to bring more collection sites on board. The program collects film plastic material from farms and boat storage facilities and delivers it to a regional collection hub in Sauk Center. The collected film...
Greater Minnesota residents with an idea to strengthen their community can now apply for partnership support from the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP).
RSDP supports local innovation by connecting community ideas to University of Minnesota...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following:
Jan. 26 - The MPD arrested Chantel Deblois-Cervantes, 55, for driving while intoxicated.
Jan. 31 - The MPD arrested Danny Bishop, 32, for driving while intoxicated.
Jan. 29 -...
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