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May 15, 2025

Community Connection – Pomme de Terre Garden Club

Mary Holm and Kathy Bahr from the Pomme de Terre Garden Club stopped by to talk with Murphy about the Spring Plant Sale happening Saturday, May 17th from 11-1.                                                     […]

May 15, 2025

First Half of Real Estate Taxes Are Due May 15th

The Stevens County Auditor-Treasurer would like to remind all residents that your first half of real estate taxes are due on Thursday, May 15th. This applies to all residential, commercial, and agricultural properties. By law, penalty must be added to late payments. Tax payments can be mailed, but to avoid a penalty, payments are required […]

May 15, 2025

Minnesota Jobs Picture Changes Little in April

St. Paul, MN – Minnesota lost a small number of jobs in April, and the state’s unemployment rate increased slightly as more people joined the labor force, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In April, Minnesota lost 1,300 jobs, effectively flat over the month, with the unemployment rate […]

May 15, 2025

Morris City Closes On Purchase Of New Liquor Store Location

The City of Morris has closed on the purchase of a new liquor store location. The City worked with Joe Riley, the City Attorney, and Grant County Abstract to finalize the purchase. The sale price of the land was $151,285, but with closing fees, title insurance and some property taxes, the total paid was $152,773. […]

May 15, 2025

SWCD Offices Have Received Grants To Fund Well Owners With Testing

Thanks to funding from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Horizon Public Health, in collaboration with Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) offices, has received grant funds to assist well owners with testing for and treating contaminants in their private wells. This funding helps address common concerns such […]

May 15, 2025

Peace Officers Memorial Day

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz is ordering all U.S. and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff today (Thursday) in honor of peace officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty. The governor has proclaimed today as Peace Officers Memorial Day and this week as Police Week in […]

May 13, 2025

Preventable Deaths by Suicide Steady in 2024

Suicide is preventable, recovery is possible and people can seek help by calling or texting 988 The suicide rate in Minnesota remained the same in 2024, compared to 2023, with 813 suicides among residents, according to preliminary data. This marks two years of suicides below the state high set in 2022. The rate, based on […]

May 13, 2025

Teen Fatally Shot in Willmar

(Learfield News/KWLM/Willmar, MN) A teen was shot to death in Willmar Monday night. At 11pm, police received a call of shots fired in the 1800 block of 7th Avenue SE. On arrival, officers located an unresponsive juvenile male. Medical attention was provided, but the juvenile was declared dead at the scene. The area was secured, […]

May 13, 2025

Minnesota House Passes Health, Children, and Families Budget Bill

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, the Minnesota House passed HF 2435, the 2025 House Health, Children, and Families budget bill. The bill funds many of the pieces of Minnesota’s health care system, including hospitals, pharmacies, and emergency medical services, as well as child protection, child care, and early learning. It modernizes the Social Services Information System (SSIS), […]

May 13, 2025

Air quality alert for Much of Northern, Western, and Southern Minnesota

Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category for much of Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for west central, east central, central, south central, southwest, north central, and northwest Minnesota. The alert takes effect at noon on Tuesday, May […]
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