Paving is nearly complete on the streets in Cyrus. The work started just before Labor Day, and the final touches could continue for a few weeks. The Cyrus City Council learned about the progress at their meeting on September 8. There was still some apron work needing to be completed with the tarring. Concrete work […]
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Submitted article In 1869, Christian Olsrud uprooted his wife and four children from their homeland near Kongsvinger, Norway. Food and land were scarce in Norway, and the promise of new opportunities in the United States filled adventurous minds with dreams of a better life. The long journey over the treacherous sea was just the beginning
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and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota’s pheasant hunting season opens at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Pheasant hunters in western Minnesota should see their chances of seeing birds this fall improved from previous years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says. Last week, the DNR released its annual August roadside survey showing the
The new Morris Area Chamber Director did not grow up in Morris but is very familiar with the town and area. Skyler Siegel grew up in Wheaton but spent time attending various events in Morris. Therefore, he is comfortable taking on the role of the Morris Area Chamber Director. After graduating from Wheaton High School,
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Storage Demonstration to University of Minnesota Morris The University of Minnesota Morris is advancing one of the state’s most distinctive energy storage projects with the installation of a 1-megawatt, 6-megawatt-hour non-lithium battery on its campus. The project brings together UMN Morris, Otter Tail Power Company, and OATI in a unique partnership to demonstrate non-flammable zinc-based
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A product invented and manufactured in Morris is among 64 products competing to be named the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota. The first round of public voting is open and runs until Monday, September 7 at 11:59 PM (CDT) at mnchamber.com/coolest-thing-made-minnesota. Superior Industries’ TeleStacker Conveyor has been selected by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce for
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By Mike Odello Guest Columnist There’s an immense amount of hate for local things out there from the Morris Uncensored page on Facebook right now: businesses, board members, people who live here, etc. When I first moved here, Sue Dieter had a great letter about how it’s easy to hate a town that you don’t
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Katie Erdman University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham spent a day in Morris visiting with local business owners, leaders, and people at the Stevens County Fair. On the morning of Friday, August 14, Cunningham attended a meeting with business owners and community leaders. She commented that it was a good meeting and that she learned
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Jessica Draper Huebner of Morris has been inducted into the Fergus Falls Sports Hall of Fame. She helped lead the Fergus Falls Community College Spartan women’s basketball team to the 2001 NJCAA Division III National Basketball Championship in New York state. She was named the National Tournament MVP. Huebner was one of six inductees into
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By Anne Hennen Barber Morris Public Library Director It’s hard to believe summer is winding down already. We have had a busy few months at the library, with lots of reading, activities, and programs. Our Summer Reading Challenge was a huge success. 178 kids turned in a total of 673 reading logs. That is an
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