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75 Years Ago - 1945  o Nov. 1, 1945 - Wednesday afternoon of this week the three doctors offices in Staples were veritable “beehives” of industry, when one hundred seventy-six children of school age and pre-school age were inoculated for small pox and diphtheria. Eighty-five treatments were given...
Area bars and restaurants have been doing their part during the Covid-19 pandemic, requiring employees and patrons to wear masks. In spite of these precautions, there have been reports of temporary shutdowns at a few establishments, due to Covid symptoms as well as some cases. Pictured above at...
Mayme Schimpp stopped by for coffee and donuts at the home of her granddaughter Dawn Timbs in 2006, when she was 99 years young. Mayme was known for making donuts and would have been happy to learn that October is ‘National Donut Month.’
By Dawn Timbs Staples World reporter   I was so happy to learn that October is ‘National Donut Month.’ It’s been a relief to focus on something other than the upcoming election and current status of Covid-19 for at least 30 days. Not that those two items aren’t important - they are. But, I’ll be...
By Dawn Timbs Staples World reporter   The Motley City Council expressed praise for firefighters Nick Dille and Bryan Stevens, the MFD members who helped battle wildfires in Oregon,  at their regular meeting Oct. 12. “It made us proud,” council member Amy Hutchison said, commenting on the photos...
Recent reports from the Motley Police Department (MPD) and Morrison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) included the following: Oct. 8 - The MPD received a call from a male party who reported he had dropped a white envelope containing $4,000 cash on the street at the 200 block of Ash St. E., Motley. It...
Staples-Motley Elementary School students didn’t miss out on their usual October trip to the Staples Fire Hall during Fire Prevention week. Instead, the Staples Fire Department came to them. Fire trucks and equipment lined up in front of the school Oct. 8, with classes able to view and learn about...
Todd County recorded 101 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending Oct. 18. Wadena County had 62 new cases, Cass County 50 and Morrison County 143 in that time.  Going by zip code, the Staples area had eight new cases of COVID-19 in one week and Motley had seven new cases, recorded in the week of...
A firefighter from Minnesota Task Force 1, of which Motley Firefighters Nick Dille and Bryan Stevens were a part of, helped fight the wildfires in Oregon recently. Dille and Stevens were at the scene for 10 days, where their main job was to make sure fires that had been put out didn’t flare up...
  Compiled by Dawn Timbs   75 Years Ago - 1945  o Oct. 25, 1945 - One of the finest programs to be presented in Staples for a long time, was given at the Staples auditorium last Friday evening, Oct. 19, when the KSTP Barn Dance and Main Street groups appeared before an estimated crowd of 1,600. ...

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