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The University of Minnesota, Morris has again been named to the Kiplinger's Personal Finance list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2012-13.

UMM Named a Best Value Public College by Kiplinger's Personal Finance

MORRIS, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota, Morris has again been named to the Kiplinger's Personal Finance list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2012-13. The ranking cites...

news / education Thu, Dec 27, 2012 - 8:48am

Tax reform sought, but may not happen in 2013

ST. PAUL -- Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans traveled the state in recent months talking to Minnesotans about the state's tax system, an extended road trip that will produce a tax...

news / government Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 5:00am

Kari House, Holly Carrington, Caleb Greene, Abbey Johnson, Amy Millard, Jessica Pope, Heidi Suess, Denise Koebernick, Corrine Knochenmus (not pictured), Sue Hill (not pictured), and Steph Kelly (not pictured) are 5-year staff award recipients.

Staff appreciation held at Morris Area Schools

A staff appreciation event was held on Dec. 12 at the Morris Area Schools. Certificates were awarded for years of service and the Teacher of the Year and Support Staff...

news / education Tue, Dec 25, 2012 - 12:24am

Merry Christmas from the Morris Sun Tribune and Hancock Record!

Here is our Christmas list: To our enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, our heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good...

news Mon, Dec 24, 2012 - 2:45pm

No shutdown, but tough session expected

ST. PAUL -- Newly elected conservative Republican Minnesota legislative majorities and a new liberal governor took office two years ago, setting the set the stage for rocky state budget negotiations...

news / government Mon, Dec 24, 2012 - 1:58pm

MINNESOTA Native Mob member pleads guilty in homicide MINNEAPOLIS - A Native Mob member pleaded guilty Friday to killing a fellow gang member, bringing to 20 the number of defendants...

news / region Mon, Dec 24, 2012 - 10:29am

This garage on West Ninth Street was destroyed in a fire Saturday night.

photo provided by Morris Fire Department

Morris Fire Department responds to garage fire

The Morris Fire Department was called to the west side of town Saturday for a garage fire. According to Fire chief Dave Dybdal,the fire was reported at 7:38 p.m. Saturday...

news Sun, Dec 23, 2012 - 1:53pm

Minnesota state Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, talks with a fellow lawmaker in June of 2011 while awaiting the start of committee discussiion on budget issues. He is one of the Legislature's most vocal supporters of rural policy. (Forum Communications photo by Don Davis)

Capitol Chatter: Hamilton takes on task defending rural Minnesota

ST. PAUL -- Rod Hamilton is becoming an outspoken cheerleader for rural Minnesota. Last month, the Republican state representative from southwestern Minnesota criticized House Democrats for electing Minneapolis and St...

news / government Sun, Dec 23, 2012 - 5:00am

Kevin Pope, a fourth year science teacher in the Morris Area School District, loves teaching, but hates to be in the spotlight. Pope, who also helps coach football and manages the weight room, was named the district's 2012 Teacher of the Year.

Science teacher Kevin Pope named Morris Area 2012 Teacher of the Year

MORRIS - Morris Area High School science teacher Kevin Pope loves physics, but doesn't think of himself as a math person even though he acknowledges physics is mostly math. He's...

news / education Sat, Dec 22, 2012 - 5:00am

Minnesotans prepare for possible shootings

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota officials say they have tried to prepare for school shootings like one Friday in Connecticut, but there always is more they can do. "We need to...

news Sat, Dec 22, 2012 - 5:00am

Morris Area School District has safety plan in place for emergency situations

MORRIS -- In the week after a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., staff in the Morris Area School District have worked to get things back to normal for students, as...

news / education Sat, Dec 22, 2012 - 5:00am

Community Calendar

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 MINNEWASKA SINGLES GAME NIGHT will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in Glenwood, 186 Hwy. 55. Bring a snack to share. For information call...

news Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - 5:05pm

Stevens Co. Commissioners approve 7.29 percent levy increase for 2013

MORRIS -- The Stevens County Board of Commissioners voted 3 - 2 for a 2013 tax levy of about $6.35 million, a 7.29 percent increase over 2012, at their meeting...

news / government Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - 2:54pm

Grand prize winner in Santa's Great Giveaway announced

MORRIS -- Jenny VerSteeg was the $500 grand prize winner of Santa's Great Give-Away after Santa plucked her winning ticket out of the air at City Center Mall on Thursday,...

news Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - 2:34pm

USDA seeks applications for funding to revitalize rural rental housing

WASHINGTON, DC - Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager announced today that funding is available to preserve and revitalize USDA-financed rural rental housing. "Strong rural communities are a...

news Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - 8:15am

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