Larry Stephens, age 85 of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Centra Care Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Visitation for Larry Stephens will be held Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake, MN. Memorial services for Larry Stephens will be at […]

Mary Ann Haagenson

Mary Ann Haagenson, age 85 of Garfield, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024, peacefully at home with her family by her side. Visitation for Mary Ann Haagenson will be held Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman, MN. Celebration of Life for Mary Ann Haagenson […]

Volleyball Action: Monday, October 21st

Class 1A, Section 6 First Round Hancock 3-0 Benson Ortonville 3-0 Ashby Battle Lake 3-0 Rothsay   Class 1A, Section 3 North Subsection First Round Lac qui Parle Valley 3-0 Dawson-Boyd Lakeview 3-0 Yellow Medicine East      

Jerome Albert Deal

Jerome Albert Deal, age 77 of Wheaton, Minnesota, passed away Friday, October 18, 2024. Visitation for Jerome Albert Deal will be held Friday, October 25, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service and Time of Sharing at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. until  11:00 […]

Roma R. Thompson

Roma Rae Thompson, age 94 of Alexandria, Minnesota, formerly of Starbuck, MN, passed away October 3, 2024, peacefully at her home. Visitation for Roma Thompson will be held Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck, MN. Visitation will continue from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. […]

Russell Gabrielson

Russell Gabrielson, age 89 of Hoffman, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Bethany Home in Alexandria, MN. Visitation for Russell Gabrielson will be held Thursday October 24, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman. Funeral services for Russell […]

Robert Gene Friesen

Robert “Bob” Friesen of Starbuck, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2024. Visitation for Bob Friesen will be held Friday, October 18, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Glenwood Lutheran Church in Glenwood, MN. Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Friesen will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2024, at Glenwood Lutheran […]

Football: Results Wednesday, October 16th

Football Fergus Falls 43-14 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Rushing Drew Huebner 15- 91 2 TD Grayson Gibson 10-38 1 TD Passing  Drew Huebner 6-13 69 yards Kickoff  Andrew Marty 5-104 Defense  Andrew Marty 3 solo 8 assists for 11 Jahvon Johnson 3 solo 6 assists for 9 Tyler Friesen 1 INT Minnewaska 56-14 Melrose Hancock 42-6 Otter […]

early dismissal on Monday, October 14th

Shane Monson, Superintendent of Morris Area School, had this to say about Monday’s early dismissal. Thank you for your understanding in the early dismissal today. We had a pipe that carries glycol for our heating and cooling system break. It leaked over 100 gallons into a hallway and a couple of classrooms near sixth grade […]

Doris Gilsdorf

Doris Gilsdorf, age 102 of Graceville, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Essentia Health – Grace Home. Visitation for Doris Gilsdorf will be held Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. Mass of Christian Burial for Doris Gilsdorf will be at […]