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County debates holding rooms, space needs of new facility

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune Stevens County's Board of Commissioners and law enforcement talked through details of the county's building project, with the primary concern being how to manage the...

Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 5:56pm

Music teacher layoff stands despite public appeal to board

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The Morris Area School Board voted to maintain a half-position reduction in the district's music department. Supporters made a case for reinstituting the half-time position...

news Tue, Jun 23, 2009 - 4:49pm

School board appears ready to ask for levy renewal

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune Morris Area School District voters could be asked this fall or in 2010 to renew an operating levy that expires after the 2011-2012 school year...

news Mon, Jun 22, 2009 - 11:53pm

The Morris Area School Board met in the City of Morris' Council Chambers on Monday to test the city's sound and video technology.

School board approves staff reductions, cuts

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The Morris Area School Board voted to reduce three teaching positions and eliminate another two part-time spots to help erase a projected budget deficit. The...

news Tue, May 19, 2009 - 4:02pm

A house divided?

About 75 people gathered Monday evening for a continuation of the drama that is the Frazee-Vergas School Board. Between accusations between board members, a resignation and a one-person picket, not...

news Mon, May 18, 2009 - 4:28am

STEVENS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Meeting Monday, May 19, 2009 9 a.m. AGENDA 1. 9:00 a.m. Convene. · Approve Minutes of May 5, 2009, Regular Meeting. · Human Services...

Fri, May 15, 2009 - 3:09pm

Frazee-Vergas school board member tries to clear air, stopped due to possible data privacy issues

When Frazee-Vergas School Board member Steve Jepson asked to be added to the board's agenda Monday evening, no one knew the drama it would cause a couple hours into the...

news Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - 4:54am

Stevens County Citizens/County Board Facilities Project Advisory Committee member Jack Lampert (left) listens to Renville County Sheriff Jerry Agre and Jail Administrator Elaine Johnson during a tour of Renville County's jail on Monday.

Advisory panel, county officials tour Renville County's jail

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The committee reviewing Stevens County's building project got a good look at what the jail portion might look like but didn't come away with hard...

news Tue, Mar 24, 2009 - 5:05pm

From the Echo Press: Economy, jail plans leave Douglas County officials nervous

By Mike Enright Alexandria Echo Press Douglas County took a shaky step forward this week in its long path toward a new jail, as mounting worries over the deepening recession...

news Fri, Feb 27, 2009 - 4:44pm

County hit with $20,000 sales tax bill

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune Stevens County was presented with what County Attorney Charles Glasrud called a "$20,000 surprise" at the county board's meeting Tuesday. A Minnesota Department of Revenue...

news Fri, Feb 20, 2009 - 4:53pm

More than 500 people attend a Stevens County Taxpayers Committee meeting to discuss the county's proposed $15 million building project on Thursday at the Morris National Guard Armory. Photo by Sue Dieter, Sun Tribune.

Taxpayers present their side of jail debate

By Sue Dieter Sun Tribune More than 500 people were at the Morris National Guard Armory on Thursday night to hear views on Stevens County's building proposal from a group...

Sat, Feb 14, 2009 - 12:00am

School board gives final approval to OPEB bonds

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The Morris Area School District will put bonds up for sale to take care of its post-employment benefit liabilities. The board voted unanimously at its...

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 - 12:00am

County votes to replace aging 911 ambulance

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune Stevens County will buy a new ambulance to replace a unit that sports a computer system the service's director called a "ticking bomb." The county...

Sat, Jan 24, 2009 - 12:00am

An artist's rendering of the front of the Stevens County Courthouse once a $15 million building and renovation project is completed.

County approves bond sale for building project

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The Stevens County Board of Commissioners approved beginning final design documents and selling bonds for a $15 million building project. As has happened in previous...

Wed, Jan 21, 2009 - 12:00am

The Cyrus School Board held its re-organizational meeting on Tuesday. The Board members are (front, from left) John Smith, Lisa Gades, Robyn Van Eps, (back) Jerry Carlson, Jeff Pring, Norm Nissen and Supt. Tom Knoll.

Cyrus Board reorganizes

Jeff Pring was elected chairman of the Cyrus School Board and Jerry Carlson was elected vice-chair during the Board's annual re-organizational meeting, held Tuesday. Norman Nissen was re-elected as clerk...

news Thu, Jan 15, 2009 - 12:00am

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