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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. ...
What a difference a week makes. Oct. 10 boasted sunny skies, warm temperatures and fall colors. On Oct. 17 the temps. plunged and a covering of snow coated the area. Staples World photo by Janice Winter.
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...
First graders in Robin Kautto’s class posed with their new sunglasses following the KidSight Screening Oct. 9, sponsored by the Staples Host and Staples ‘93 Lions. Pictured, from left, are Leah Nelson, Ella Lee, Vada Robillard, Jayce Wilson and Jeffrey Hruza. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
The City of Motley will have two council positions and the mayor on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot. To assist readers in learning more about the following four candidates prior to the general election, the Staples World sent each a questionaire. Their responses are listed below.
Al Yoder
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