80 years ago
Tues., July 22,1930

There is no unemployment here that has been conclusively demonstrated. A nearby farmer informed The Press last week that he had been unable for months past to secure a man for a season's engagements He gave a local employment agent authority for the statement that there is not an unemployed man in Neepawa who is capable and willing to undertake farm work. Our local problem is what to do with shirkers, derelicts and parasites. These have been pampered for too long a time. It is time for elimination.

70 years ago
Tues. July 23, 1940

The C.N.R. station having been freshly painted a grey color makes a vast improvement at that end of the town. The red roof and the green trimmings add to the building. The interior has also been remodeled, thus making room to have the freight in the same building. Before the freight sheds were north of the tower. The flower beds to the south of the station are also very attractive and set off that end of the yard.

60 years ago
Thurs., July 27, 1950

One of Neepawa's senior pioneers, R.D. Young, who marked his 88th birthday two weeks ago Monday, set in motion the machinery that will give Neepawa its new four roomed school and autotorium.
The honor of turning the first sod rested with a man who during his 58 resident years, spent 41 of them as secretary-treasurer of the Neepawa school board.

50 years ago
Fri., July 29 , 1960

Many Neepawa residents Friday morning took advantage of the opportunity offered them to have their laundry done in the fully automatic laudrorama which was officially opened on Monday on Mountain Avenue north.
Early visitors remark that the new business was a definite asset to Neepawa's fast-growing business section, and the north part of Mountain Avenue is being built into more attractive sections of the town each year.
Propreitors are Homer Gill and Clair Cawston and The Neepawa Press extends best wishes to them in their new business adventure.

40 years ago
Thurs., July 23, 1970

Reverend John Salmon, former Neepawa resident and Anglican lay reader conducted the service of Holy Communion in St. James Anglican Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19.
The occasion was the centennial back-home service which drew many one-time members, clergy and friends of St. James.
Former rectors, Reverend Stanley B. Guille (1942-1949), and Reverend Charles Green (1960-63) read the epistle and gospel.

30 years ago
Thurs., July 24, 1980

It's the end of the line for the railway track that used to run to McCreary. Sixteen men and several pieces of logging equipment are into the third month of tearing up and removing the thirty four miles abandon segment of C.N.R. line. The job is to be completed by Halloween, October 31.

20 years ago
Tues., July 24, 1990

Cellular telephones, one of the newer and trendier entries in the field of communications are ringing up sales at record rates throughout Canada. Sales are also moving briskly in Neepawa and according to two local businessmen, that stands to reason.
John Bamlett of John's Electric and George Sneeden of Neepawa Plumbing and Heating say that telephones are reliable, convenient and helpful to their businesses.

10 years ago
Mon., July 31, 2000

Two Neepawa-area residents are counting their blessings after twisters touched down in their farm yards last Sunday, ripping out shelterbelts but leaving their homes intact. The tornado that twisted through Bruce and Sheila Bremner's and Belina and Ken Stewart's, 10 km. southwest of Neepawa was one of six reported in the province.
Bruce Bremner was the only member of the family home when funnel clouds started forming around 5:30 p.m.
He said his brother called to alert him the twister was working its way through the area. "I went outside and I could see the big funnel clouds starting to form," said Bremner.
"At first I thought it would go east, but it got bigger and bigger and then I realized it might touch down." Bremner said he managed to get a couple of pictures of the twister before taking shelter in the basement. He also called his nearest neighbours, the Stewarts to alert them to the danger.