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Minnesota House Speaker Paul Thissen gavels out the 2013 legislative session seconds before the midnight Monday, May 20, 2013, adjournment deadline. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)

Skyview Plaza residents bake to build beauty salon

Residents at Skyview Plaza have a perpetual bake sale table that is open to the public set up in their main meeting space. Proceeds from the fundraiser are helping to build a patio behind the facility. Pictured (L-R) are some of the residents involved with the fundraising: Veree Fox, Jeannette Wolfmeyer, Lorraine Meichsner, Marge Benson, Dottie Sperr, Shirley Nohl and Josie Esterling. (Kim Ukura/Morris Sun Tribune)

City seeks proposals for old school property

The Morris City Council, acting as the city Economic Development Authority (EDA), authorized City Manager Blaine Hill to advertise a request for proposals (RFP) to redevelop the 17.75 acres of the old Morris Area Elementary site.

Super volunteer Mary Montonye pays it forward

Rose Murphy nominated her aunt, Mary Montonye, for Pay it Forward, Stevens County, a program designed to reward individuals who make life better for other people in our community.
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ST. PAUL -- Union supporters celebrated Monday after the House voted 68-66 to allow some child care providers and personal care attendants to join unions. Five Democrats joined Republicans in voting against the measure: Reps. Tim Faust of Hinckley, Jay McNamar of Elbow Lake,...
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ST. PAUL – Farmers are not sure how much more they will be taxed after the Democratic-controlled Legislature adopted a $2 billion tax increase. It appears that farmers will pay sales tax on fertilizer stored in facilities they do not own and on equipment repair, but not parts....
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The Morris Area/ Chokio-Alberta baseball team earned the No. 1 seed in Sub-Section 3AA and will host Redwood Valley Saturday at 11 a.m. At...
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Tigers get ready for Section 3AA softball tourney
Just three weeks since their first softball game, the Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers have wrapped up the regular season with a 10-7 overall...
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Morris City Council explores additional additional airport hangar
On Tuesday, the Morris City Council voted to enter into an engineering services agreement with TKDA Engineering of St. Paul, Minn. for the design and construction engineering of a new hangar at the Morris Municipal Airport. The 95’ by 110’ foot hangar is estimated at about...
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Memorial Day program to honor local soldier MIA since Korean War
Memorial Day will be observed in Morris on Monday, May 27 with a program at the National Guard Armory and ceremony at the Veterans’ Memorial at Seventh Street and College Avenue. The featured speaker is Ted Storck of Morris, a retired Navy reserve commander and commander of the...
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Construction for 2014 planned on Morris East side
Although the 2013 road construction season hasn’t started yet, the city of Morris is already looking forward to 2014.   On Tuesday, at a meeting conducted in front of students at Morris Area High School, the Morris City Council established the 2014 road project –...
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Highway 59 detour south of I-94 begins May 20
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Motorists on Highway 59 between Interstate 94 and Elbow Lake will encounter a detour and possible delays when a road resurfacing project begins May 20, weather permitting.   During the project Highway 59 will close, and motorists will use a...
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Rep. Jay McNamar: Budget will help students, communities and businesses
ST. PAUL -- Well, this has been our final week of the legislative session. Since January, we have been working to make sure we balance the budget and invest in the things that Minnesotans value the most.  We’re paying off the $627 million budget deficit that was left over...
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Marathon Senate session OKs child care union
ST. PAUL – Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8 a.m. today after senators debated it continuously since Tuesday afternoon. “Republicans stalled...
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UMM sings farewell to long-time professor Jim Togeas
MORRIS -- On Friday, May 3, a “flash mob” of University of Minnesota, Morris students, faculty and staff invaded chemistry professor...
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Jacob Zosel tied for medalist honors at the Olivia Golf Club Friday to help Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta finish third. Later that day the Tigers...
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Minnesota senators ‘vote for love’
 ST. PAUL -- Love and marriage soon will go together for Minnesota gays like they do for straight couples. “Vote yes for love,” Minnesota Sen. Scott Dibble told his colleagues Monday. Enough senators agreed and gave the Minneapolis Democrat his wish of a Minnesota that...
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