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 […]

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 […]

Merrill “Punk” Lee Carlson

Punk Carlson, age 84 of Alexandria, Minnesota, formerly of Chokio, MN, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024 at Grand Arbor in Alexandria, MN. Visitation for Punk Carlson will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. until  at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chokio, MN. Memorial services for Merrill “Punk” Carlson […]

Thomas Carrington

Thomas Carrington, age 81 of Morris, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. Visitation for Tom Carrington will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris, MN. Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Assumption Catholic Church […]

Arvid David Johnson

Arvid Johnson, age 80 of Herman, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo North Dakota. Visitation for Arvid Johnson will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman, MN. Memorial services for Arvid David Johnson will be at […]

USDA Officials Will Visit Morris to Highlight Rural Energy for America Program

USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer, alongside other federal officials, will visit Morris, Minn. at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 22 to highlight USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Landkamer will visit Richard Smith’s farm in Morris to tour his recently-installed solar array that was made possible by REAP funding. Smith’s solar array […]

Community Connection: Rebecca Young Update for 4.17

Family medicine specialist Ashleigh Neuman joins Essentia Health-Graceville Clinic

The Essentia Health-Graceville Clinic is excited to welcome Ashleigh Neuman, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine. “I chose to join Essentia Health because of the family-oriented nature and teamwork-focused environment,” said Neuman who previously worked as a registered nurse in Graceville. Neuman received her medical education from Walden […]

Charles Eugene Foslien

Charles Eugene Foslien, age 88 of Royse City, Texas, passed away on February 15, 2024. Visitation for Charles Foslien will be held Friday, April 19, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at West Moe Lutheran Church in Brandon, MN. Memorial services for Charles Eugene Foslien will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19, […]

Betty Lou Cravens

Betty Lou Cravens, age 88 of Elbow Lake, Minnesota died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Apple Valley, MN. Visitation for Betty Lou Cravens will be held Friday, April 19, 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 Elbow Lake, MN. Visitation will continue […]