Cary Orville Schmidt

Cary O. Schmidt, age 73 of Burnsville, Minnesota, formerly of Appleton area, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, at home in Burnsville, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Celebration of his life for Cary O. Schmidt will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at VFW Post #4955 in […]

Marlis Kay Costello

Marlis Kay (Marshall) Costello, age 71 of Alexandria, Minnesota, passed away on April 29, 2024, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Visitation for Marlis Costello will be held Friday, May 10, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with light refreshments taking place at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, MN. Memorial services for Marlis […]

COMMUNITY CONNECTION: FIRST ANNUAL FIRE SIDE BURGER CHALLENGE

Today, some local students from Morris Area High Schools, came in to discuss the Burger challenge held at the Fireside.   CLICK LINK BELOW FOR YOUR THE FULL INTERVIEW                  

INFORMATION PLEASE: Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

Score Updates for Our Local Baseball teams from May 1st and 2nd

Wednesday, May 1st: Sauk Centre 4, Benson 2 Benson won game 2 2-0. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 7, Melrose Area 2 Thursday, May 2nd: Brandon-Evansville 12, Rothsay 1              

Softball Scores Update for Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday, May 1st Final Scores:   Game 1: Morris Area Chokio Alberta 9, Dutchman 1 Pitcher Haley Kill with 8 strikeouts in 7 innings. Amaya Raths went 3-4 and Nora Boyle had 4 RBI The Tigers won game 2 10-0. Catherine Kehoe went 2-3 with 2 RBIs. Game 1: Benson 4, Sauk Centre 3 Sauk […]

Head-to-head traffic begins today on I-94 between Alexandria and Osakis until November

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—Starting Friday, May 3, motorists traveling on Interstate 94 between Alexandria and Osakis will encounter reduced speeds and one-lane traffic in each direction, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This afternoon, the westbound lanes will close and traffic will be directed onto the eastbound lanes while crews begin concrete resurfacing and bridge […]

Lucille Rose (Weick) Lundquist

Lucille Rose Lundquist, age 96 passed away surrounded by family on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Capstone at Station Camp (an assisted living center) in Gallatin, Tennessee. Visitation for Lucille Lundquist will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wheaton, MN. Funeral services for […]

Press Day for Morris Area High School Theatre Department Released

The Morris Area High School Theatre Department is hosting a Press Day for their play, “The Play that Goes Wrong”, which will be Tuesday, May 7th  at 5:00 P.M. The show will start on May 9th, 10th, and 11th at 7:00 pm, with an additional matinee performance on May 11th at 1:00 pm. The show takes […]

Community Connection with Tracy Anderson and the Steven’s Community Humane Society