Travelers can expect to see a lot of road construction in and around Cyrus over the next three years. Four major projects will be done in 2024, 2025 and 2026 on pavement, water and sewer within the city. The first of these will be work on County Highway 3 north of Hwy 28 that will …
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Age doesn’t matter when it comes to baking. You can start as soon as you can manage a mixer or oven safely and it doesn’t stop from there. In fact, if baking is a passion, you might even start earlier with an Easy Bake Oven. Kendal Fischer, daughter of Josh and Tanya Fischer of Morris, …
Despite the fact that her fingers and toes were numb due to the high altitude, Abigail (Abby) Ascheman said that when she looked down at the view from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in July, that it was all worth it. The view was incredible and it was an amazing feeling to reach the top. …
The view from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro is breathtaking Read More »
The students at Morris Area Schools are treated to many special days and special meals during the school year. Jeanine Bowman, Morris Area Food Service Director, gave the Morris Area school board a presentation at their meeting on July 24. She wanted to share with the school board and the public some of the fun …
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The Stevens County Fair is a yearly celebration of agriculture, entertainment, crafts, food and community. It is traditionally held on the second weekend in August at the fairgrounds located on the southwestern part of town. There is something for everyone at the fair and that doesn’t happen without the hard work and dedication of many …
The Stevens County Fair has been entertaining people for 150 years Read More »
The final action in a nearly five hour County Commissioner meeting on July 18 was to offer the county attorney position to Carl Thunem. This was after interviewing two candidates for the position. The second candidate was Allison Whalen who has been working as the assistant county attorney for Stevens County for several years. Former …
Despite many setbacks over the 100 years of the Pomme de Terre golf course existence, theresiliency of the local course owners and members to have and maintain a quality golf coursehas produced a modern 18-hole golf course and practice facilities for all to enjoy.It all started in 1923 when Mr. and Mrs. Harry Le May …
Pomme de Terre Golf Course celebrates 100 years in 2023 Read More »
Stevens County has been considered a farm or agricultural county for many years, but that may be changing. Multiple renewable energy organizations have been interested in constructingfacilities such as wind farms, solar farms and BioGas facilities. The Stevens County Commissioners held a work session on June 27 to discuss some of these facilities and what …
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After the official signing of daycare pod agreements, the Stevens County Commissioners turned their attention to whether or not they should pursue the construction of additional pods. The six daycare pods constructed by the county through American Rescue Plan funds were taken on by the county to address the severe shortage of daycare in the …
County Commissioners debate fundraising for additional daycare pods Read More »
Memorial Day services were held on May 29 in both Morris and Hancock. The Morris service took place at the National Guard Armory starting at 9 a.m. and continued at the cemetery. The Hancock service started at 10 a.m. at Lakeside Cemetery. In Morris, at the armory, Jerome Hanson spoke to the crowd about his …
