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AMC action stirs anger in county officials

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The Stevens County Board of Commissioners joined the chorus of county officials decrying proposed cost-saving methods the Association of Minnesota Counties presented for legislative discussions...

news Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 4:16pm

Dairy admits to odor errors

By Andrew Tellijohn Forum State Capitol Bureau ST.

news / government Thu, Mar 04, 2010 - 3:33pm

Wednesday's Area Weather: Mild temps to continue

It was a gorgeous weekend across the state! I hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy the nice weekend. Highs were in the 30s and even a...

news Tue, Mar 02, 2010 - 1:08pm

Minnesota budget improves ... a little

By Don Davis Forum State Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's budget numbers are a bit better today, but not enough for state officials to celebrate. Minnesota Management and Budget...

news / government Tue, Mar 02, 2010 - 1:03pm

The 2010 Champions of the Tomato Fest games are parents Paul Grove and Ray Bowman. They are pictured receiving a trophy from Morris Area fifth grade science teacher Ken Gagner. Photo by Nancy Woodke, Sun Tribune.

10th annual Tomato Fest held at Morris Area Elementary

The 10th annual Tomato Fest was Feb. 10 at Morris Area Elementary School. Tomato Fest gives fifth grade students an opportunity to share information from some of the experiments they...

news / education Mon, Mar 01, 2010 - 4:08pm

Area Weather: Be happy you don't live on the East Coast

We have had some unseasonably cold air across the region early in the week, but thankfully we haven't had the snowstorms that the East Coast has been dealing with over...

news Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 5:10pm

Morris Area student Thomas McPhee (left) displays the trophy he won for placing first in the regional Poetry Out Loud competition Feb. 19. With McPhee, from left, are MAHS teacher and POL advisor Dave Johnson, and Morris Area competitor Tim Ostby, who placed fifth in the regional contest. Photo courtesy Nik McPhee.

McPhee extends MAHS's streak in Poetry Out Loud

For the fourth time in four chances, Morris Area High School will be represented at the Poetry Out Loud state competition. MAHS student Thomas McPhee became the school's fourth regional...

news Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 5:08pm

Noted children's author in Morris March 4

Minnesota author and illustrator Nancy Carlson (right) will make three appearances in Morris on Thursday, March 4. Carlson is an accomplished children's book author and illustrator who has published more...

news Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 5:06pm

Poor sewers and crumbling roads are just two of the reasons the City of Morris will rebuild East 2nd Street beginning next spring. The construction work will stretch from Atlantic Avenue to beyond the Regional Fitness Center.

City awaits word in Riley Bros. case

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The City of Morris is committed to a infrastructure repair project on East 2nd Street, but the City Council is delaying it to some extent...

news Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 5:04pm

City, county, schools brace for budget strafing

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune The City of Morris, Stevens County and the Morris Area School District are all making budget plans based on worst-case senarios coming from St. Paul...

news Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 5:03pm

The University of Minnesota, Morris officially opened its renovated Welcome Center. See Photo Galleries of the Welcome Center and the new West Central Research and Outreach Center building at www.morrissuntribune.com.

Welcome Center, WCROC building open

Two new -- and yet old -- buildings had open houses this week, and both were designed and remodeled with sustainable energy ideas at their core. The Univerity of Minnesota,...

news / education Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 4:58pm

Minor in crash that killed Morris woman won't face felony charges

It has been more than five months since a fatal accident took the life of a 77-year-old Morris woman and now the Pope County Attorney's Office has released new information...

news Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 10:48am

Resource Connections Expo draws well

The first-annual Resource Connections Expo drew steady crowds Thursday as more than 50 area non-profit organizations exhibited information about their missions and service opportunities. The expo was part of a...

news Thu, Feb 25, 2010 - 5:13pm

A BNSF train stalled in snow that drifted over tracks along Highway 28 near the Morris Airport on Thursday morning. Stevens County Emergency Management reported that train cars could be blocking traffic about two miles west of Morris for six hours.

UPDATE: Highway 28 open to traffic

Traffic flow on Highway 28 west of Morris has returned to normal, the Stevens County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday afternoon. A BNSF train was stalled by snow that drifted over...

news Thu, Feb 25, 2010 - 9:51am

Local man faces kidnapping, other felony charges

A local man faces several felony charges -- including counts for kidnapping, terroristic threats, burglary and assault -- as well as other charges related to three alleged events in the...

news Tue, Feb 23, 2010 - 2:32pm

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