Stevens County Environmental Services Recycling Event

Cleaning out your garage or basement and wondering what to do with those cans of unusable paints, stains and varnishes? Get rid of them free of charge on Wednesday, May 1st from 10 am. to 2 pm. at the Stevens County Highway Garage on Hwy 9 N of Morris. Acceptable waste items include paint, stains, […]

Douglas County Authorities Investigating Fire at Trailer Park

(Garfield, MN) — A residence is declared a total loss after a fire Wednesday in the west-central Minnesota town of Garfield. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of smoke coming from inside a residential trailer at the Woodlawn Trailer Park. Officials say everyone from insider the trailer made it out alive. It is believed […]

Burks earns Alumni Teaching Award

University of Minnesota Morris professor of economics Steve Burks has earned the 2024 University of Minnesota Morris Alumni Association Teaching Award. This award honors individual faculty members for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education by calling attention to educational philosophies, objectives, and methods. Burks was nominated for this award because he, in the nominating committee’s words, […]

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 Night Scores

Baseball: Game 1: Border West 12, Hancock 1 Game 2: Border West 9, Hancock 3 Game 1: Brandon-Evansville 13, Hillcrest Lutheran 1 Game 2: Brandon-Evansville 14, Hillcrest Lutheran 3 Game 1: Minnewaska Area 15, Sauk Centre 3 Game 2: Minnewaska Area 13, Sauk Centre 3 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 20, Benson 0 Melrose Area 9, BOLD 6   […]

USDA Invests $12.9 Million in Clean Energy and Domestic Biofuels to Strengthen Farms and Small Businesses in Rural Minnesota; Several Area Businesses are Included

  ST. PAUL, Minn., April 23, 2024 – In honor of Earth Week 2024, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer announced that USDA is funding more than 80 clean energy projects in Minnesota to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for […]

2024 Minnesota State FFA Convention

West Central FFA Member Wins State’s Top Award

MINNEAPOLIS – (April 22, 2024)  Jaime Johnson, the daughter of Lance and Heidi Johnson of Evansville, and Kristin Johnson of Barrett, was named Minnesota FFA Star in Agribusiness tonight at the Minnesota FFA State Convention. Johnson was chosen from among 395 FFA members who received their FFA State Degrees this year.   Johnson has worked […]

Interview with Shane Monson 4.23.24

MSHSL State Speech Tournament Class A

MSHSL State Speech Tournament    Morris Area Zachary Dietz Placed First In MSHSL State Speech Tournament (A) Category Discussion            

Girls Softball Tournament

Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Girls Softball Tournament Held On April 20th   First Round: Morris/C-A 14-0 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg; Lauren Hottovy: 3 hits, 6 RBIs, and scored 3 times; winning pitcher: Nora Boyle 5 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts Semi-Final: Morris/C-A 5-4 Luverne; Brianna Marty: 3 hits, 1 RBI, scored 2 times; winning pitcher: Haley Kill 8 hits, 4 […]