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75 Years Ago - 1946
o Feb. 21, 1946 - Evangelist Joy Cummings of Annandale will appear nightly at the Gospel Tabernacle in Motley starting Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, and continuing through Sunday evening, March 3.
Sound pictures will all be shown during the evenings on various Bible subjects.
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By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
At the Feb. 9 Staples City Council meeting, Public Works Director Scott Grabe said after a review of electric billing, it was found that some of the large commercial customers had been overcharged because an old formula was being applied to the businesses. Grabe...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
The City of Motley will now be contracting with CTC for their IT support services. This was a decision made by the Motley City Council at their regular meeting Feb. 8.
During the meeting, City Clerk/Treasurer Curt Bryniarski informed the council that...
A fire at the Kevin and Jeannie Dezell home Feb. 18 deemed the home unlivable due to heavy smoke damage. The Staples Fire Department received the call around 1:30 p.m. to the home located on 490th St. “I think we were there in about 2-1/2 minutes,” said Staples Fire Chief Cole Yungbauer. The fire...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following:
Feb. 11 - 17
Feb. 17 - The MPD issued a hands-free violation citation to Angelica Adams, 34.
Feb. 17 - The MPD issued a citation to Jacob Peterson, 20, for his vehicle having...
Aliza Qureshi, an eighth grader at Staples-Motley Middle School, holds up her winning artwork in this year’s Peace Poster Contest, co-sponsored by the Staples ‘93 Lions and the Motley Lions. Pictured above, from left, are Fariha and Farhan Qureshi, Aliza’s mother and father; Aliza Qureshi; and...
Todd County saw an increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week, with 43 new cases detected in the county. Todd County had recorded 20 and 14 cases the previous two weeks. Cass and Morrison County also saw a rise in the weekly numbers, while Wadena County went down to 16 new cases, after seeing 29...
Todd County Health & Human Services is currently scheduling Todd County residents aged 65 and over for COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Residents who would like to schedule an appointment should call 320-732-4500, and press option 1, on Fridays between the hours of 12 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
There is...
By Karin L. Nauber
Todd County correspondent
As part of the Todd County Board consent agenda on Feb. 16, 2021, several resignations/retirements were approved some dating back to December 2020.
Commissioners asked why some of them were so late in coming to the board?
It was explained that many...
On Feb. 13, at approximately 11:21 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire in section 7 of Lyons township, which is south of the City of Nimrod. The 911 caller indicated that there was a house on fire.
When the deputy arrived he found that that there was a...
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