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April 16, 2025

Community Connection – Community Administrator Rebecca Young

Community Administrator Rebecca Young stopped by to tell us all about last night’s meeting.

April 16, 2025

East Side Park Hearing May 13th

A public hearing for an ordinance to preserve East Side Park has been set for May 13 during the regular Morris City Council meeting in the Council Chambers. A first reading of the ordinance was presented at the most recent City Council meeting, after a petition to preserve East Side Park was certified by the […]

April 16, 2025

St. Cloud Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatal Shooting

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — A St. Cloud man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for a 2023 shooting that killed one person and injured two others. Twenty-seven-year-old Deionte Jaewon Parker was found guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and possessing a gun illegally last month. Police in St. Cloud found 34-year-old […]

April 15, 2025

University of Minnesota Morris: Public Telescope Viewing

The physics discipline and Physics Student Club conduct monthly public telescope viewings on the second Monday of the month. Weather conditions can influence observing. This months viewing was postponed to April 16th from 8:30 until 10:00 at the UMN Morris Observatory, Room 4500 in the science building. The viewing will focus on Mars and Jupiter […]

April 15, 2025

The Morris Movie Theater’s Letter to the Community

The Morris Theater Cooperative Board released a letter to the community yesterday. The letter highlights some of the struggles the theater has faced in recent years, and the importance of the theater to the town. It also shared a list of ways that the community can help fund the theater. The list included… Come to […]

April 15, 2025

Road Closures on I-94

Starting Monday (04/14), and continuing for one month (weather permitting), motorists on westbound I-94 near Fergus Falls will encounter lane closures. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) crews will be repairing concrete in the westbound lanes between mile posts 53 and 50. Initially, the right lane will be closed for two weeks, followed by the […]

April 15, 2025

The Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding business licenses now

(St. Paul, MN) — The Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding business licenses now that the rules have been published in the State Register. The O-C-M’s Josh Collins says more than a thousand applicants are qualified. He says, “We are moving forward with our general licensing cycle which really is going to be putting […]

April 13, 2025

Morris Area Speech Team Section Results

Morris Area Speech Team Section Results from Saturday, April 12th at Annandale High School: Creative: Kirstin Zaske Participant Anne Schneider 7th Place Discussion: Ely Goodnough 8th Place Brianna Tomoson 6th Place Zach Dietz 1st Place-Advancing to the State Tournament on April 25 at Shakopee HS Drama: Allison Albrecht Participant Duo: Aria Chatters and […]

April 11, 2025

Morris Area Arts Boosters Festival and Carnival

The Morris Area Arts Boosters 18th Annual Arts Festival & Carnival will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Morris Area Elementary School. There will be carnival games and prizes, a creative cake walk, face painting with the Girl Scouts, arts and crafts activities led by Stevens County 4H, live entertainment, […]

April 11, 2025

April 8th Special Election Results

In Tuesday’s Special Election for a seat on the Morris School Board, Miguel Calvo defeated Caleb Luthi with 81 percent of the 325 votes cast. And in the Special Election for the Benson City Council seat that was opened when Chris Carruth resigned in November, Cherie Stielow with 118 votes defeated Derek Shemon with 104 […]