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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.

Tigers pick up home win over Melrose

Brianna Abril covers first base for the Tigers Monday in Morris.

Franken: Make your community a little more like Morris

Celebrate Cyrus: Alumni, friends invited for all-school reunion in June

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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 –...
local / news11 hours 19 min ago
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...
news / regionMay 17, 2013 - 11:33am
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...
opinion / editorialsMay 16, 2013 - 2:44pm
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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...
government / newsMay 15, 2013 - 3:24pm
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...
news / educationMay 14, 2013 - 4:35pm
Zosel, Kolden place in boys' golf twin bill
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...
sports / TigersMay 14, 2013 - 12:36pm
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...
government / newsMay 13, 2013 - 9:38pm
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Tigers take first in track & field
Both Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta track and field teams placed first of five at the Ortonville Invitational Friday. The boys took first place in...
sports / TigersMay 13, 2013 - 2:59pm
Sen. Torrey Westrom: The final week of session
We are approaching the final week of the legislative session in St. Paul. This year session is scheduled to adjourn Monday, May 20. Now that the Senate and House have passed their various budget bills, the final week will be filled with a flurry of conference committees to...
opinion / editorialsMay 13, 2013 - 11:32am
What do you remember about Cyrus High School?
MORRIS -- What do you remember about Cyrus High School?  With the help of the organizers for the Cyrus all-school reunion, June 7 - 9...
news / localMay 11, 2013 - 11:36am
Stevens County to adopt single-sort recycling program
MORRIS – Single-sort recycling will be coming to Stevens County as early as this summer. On Tuesday, the Stevens County Board of Commissioners voted to raise the county solid waste service fee, a yearly charge collected on property tax statements, to help pay for the initial...
news / governmentMay 10, 2013 - 5:03pm
Rep. Jay McNamar: How I decided to vote in favor of same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL -- As you may know, the Minnesota House of Representatives took up a bill to allow same-sex civil marriage this past week. The bill doesn’t force any church to perform marriages that go against their religious beliefs. It simply allows the state to recognize the civil marriages...
opinion / local commentaryMay 9, 2013 - 3:29pm
Buddy Poppies help veterans
When you are asked to donate for a Buddy Poppy during the upcoming campaign in this community, do it with a big smile on your face. Remember that it is the most grateful investment of your money you can ever make! Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars...
opinion / letters11 hours 1 min ago
McNamer's same sex marriage vote
Let me start off by saying I do not support same sex marriage. If you do, that's a debate for another day.   My problem is with how Jay arrived at his decision to vote for it. Jay said in his statement that "I didn’t want my opinion to be the only one that mattered. The...
opinion / letters11 hours 3 min ago
McNamer's vote on same sex marriage is disappointing
One of the more disappointing aspects to the State House of Legislature’s passage of a bill changing the legal definition of marriage to include same sex couples is that one of the representatives voting for the bill was our own representative, Jay McNamar. What made his vote for...
opinion / letters11 hours 4 min ago

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