The filing period for local school board, mayor and city council positions ended on August 16. Some of the local races will be contested this year while others have incumbents running unopposed. In the City of Morris, Mayor Sheldon Giese will not be running for re-election. Filing for the position of Mayor are Kim Gullickson, …
The budget was on the agenda, in the proposals and probably always on the minds of the Stevens County Commissioners at their meeting on August 16. In fact, prior to the meeting there was a work session to also talk about budget items. The first five items on the agenda were appropriation requests from several …
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It was not unanimous but the Morris City Council had enough votes to pass a resolution approving a contract with Stevens County for Law Enforcement services. Once the same contract is approved by the Stevens County Commissioners, the City of Morris will officially no longer have a police department. Four of the five council members …
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The Morris Junior Legion baseball team finished 1-2 at the Minnesota Division II Junior Legion State Baseball Tournament this past Thursday and Friday, Aug. 4 and 5, in Ely. Morris closed out the year 15-10 overall, two wins better than their 2021 season of 13-9. The 2022 season was their second state appearance in five …
Fourteen years ago Don and Tamela Sperr took a trip to Haiti. While there a large rainstorm hit and they witnessed families gathering up belongings and fleeing their flooded homes. Most notable in those belongings were big blue boxes that contained food from Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). They realized then how important those gifts …
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The Stevens County Commissioners officially decided at their meeting on July 19 to award $1 million to the Apollo Development Company to build six daycare pods in Morris. The commissioners also discussed making a decision at their next meeting about donating either $400,000 or more to the Hancock Daycare group who also submitted a request …
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The Stevens County Historical Society invites the public to come and celebrate their 100th Anniversary at an old fashioned Community Barn Dance. It will be held on Friday, June 24 from 7 – 10 p.m. at the Donnelly Community Hall. The hall is located at 107 E. 3rd St. in Donnelly. Enjoy dancing to the …
Community rumblings for over 18 months about a business coming to Morris and serving the popular Bridgeman’s Ice Cream and being located on the west side of the tracks, the wait is finally over. The soft opening for Just Chillin’ will be held on Thursday, June 16, at 23 West Seventh Street, in Morris, right …
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The Morris Area Memorial Day program will be held on Monday, May 30 at the Morris National Guard Armory starting at 9 a.m. The welcome will be given by Peter Flannery, CDR American Legion Post 29. The speaker for the program will be Ray Farwell. Ray grew up on a farm near Alberta and graduated …
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