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Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Minnesota in the spring of 2020, the coronavirus has continued to affect everyone in some way or another. In the coming weeks and months, the Staples World will reach out to a variety of people to find out how they have been impacted by Covid-19 and what they are...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Minnesota in the spring of 2020, the coronavirus has continued to affect everyone in some way or another. In the coming weeks and months, the Staples World will reach out to a variety of people to find out how they have been impacted by Covid-19 and what they are...
Dawn Larson and Jan Trager worked out at Curves in Staples recently, adhering to social distancing mandates and wearing masks as required by the government. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
Sylvan Township in Cass County has published a Request for Proposals to hire a consultant to conduct a comprehensive archaeological and historic literature assessment of the Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape, a 805,000 acre area in a ten-mile radius around Camp Ripley Military Reservation.
The purpose...
On Jan. 20, at 3:37 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a semi that was rolled over in the ditch in the area of County Road 26 and 160th Street.
Law Enforcement and medical personnel arrived on scene to find the semi was rolled over on the driver’s side and appeared...
75 Years Ago - 1946
o Jan. 24, 1946 - Mrs. Norman L. Olson (Delilah Sarff) and her fifteen-month old daughter, Leilani Deeanne, arrived in Staples on Jan. 3, from Honolulu, Hawaii. Mrs. Olson had lived in Honolulu and Pearl Harbor for the past two years.
The ocean voyage was made on the U.S.A.T....
By Karin Nauber
Todd County correspondent
A request from Douglas and Carol Lien to plat 30.36 acres into 20 non-riparian lots to be known as DC Lien Addition in Shoreland-GD Zoning was approved by the Planning Commission on Nov. 5, 2020.
This was brought before the Todd County Board of...
The Staples Motley Area Community Foundation (SMACF) is offering a second round of Emergency Relief and Response grants to area businesses who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. To be eligible for funding, businesses must be in industries listed in Executive Order (EO) 20-99 and be...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
If you drive through Motley on a Sunday morning, you just might hear the sound of a bell calling out above the Highway 10 traffic noise, its peals cutting through the howls of the cold winter wind.
“Church bells sound like hope to me,” said Robin (Thorn)...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
As of Nov. 1, 2020, the Countryside Restaurant in Motley has new owners: Kelly Craig and Lexi Clark, both of the Brainerd area.
“We’ve added a few new items to the menu,” Clark said, adding that customers can still expect the good, down-home cooking they’ve...
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