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National Weather Service issues wind chill warning

MORRIS - The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning, which is in effect from 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22. A...

news Sun, Jan 20, 2013 - 4:33pm

Stevens Co. Human Services sees "uptick" in assistance requests

MORRIS -- Stevens County spent about $791,400 for social service programs in 2012, Stevens County Human Services Director Joanie Murphy told the Stevens County Board of Commissioners during her annual...

news Sun, Jan 20, 2013 - 5:00am

Construction for the Green Prairie Living and Learning Community began in December and is expected to be finished before students return to camps for the Fall 2013 semester. (Kari Adams/UMM News Service)

Construction of 'green dorm' off to quick start

MORRIS -- After five years of planning, the University of Minnesota, Morris' "Green Dorm" is under construction and expected to be ready for students in Fall 2013. The Green Prairie...

news / education Sun, Jan 20, 2013 - 5:00am

Blowing snow reducing visibility in west central Minnesota

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.--(2:30 p.m. Saturday) The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises drivers to slow down and use their headlights due to wind gusts and blowing snow. Road surface conditions are...

news / region Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 4:17pm

Sen. Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake talks to a visitor before the Minnesota Senate convenes Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (Don Davis/Forum News Service)

Local legislators begin work on bills to benefit constituents

ST. PAUL -- After eight terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Torrey Westrom was elected to the Minnesota Senate this November. His Senate run left a seat in the...

news / government Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Eric Bergeson

Down on the Farm: Neighbors

As I write this, in the backyard of the neighboring house, two German Shepherds howl and bark at the top of their lungs as they have for the past three...

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Letter: Few shopping choices in Morris

Our hats off to the person from Chokio who wrote the article about shopping in Morris. We agree with him one hundred percent. We came to the area from a...

opinion / letters Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Letter: Caring is our reason for being

Since the Courage Cottage is owned and operated by Stevens Community Medical Center, we share the same mission statement: "Caring is our reason for being." I am writing to tell...

opinion / letters Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Ted Kooser

American Life in Poetry: Sponge Bath

Here's a lovely poem for the caregivers among us, by Terri Kirby Erickson, who lives in North Carolina. Sponge Bath Draped in towels, my grandmother sits in a hard-backed chair,...

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Katie Erdman

Talking It Over: Unfinished lives

MORRIS -- I often wonder at what point do we consider our lives complete. Is it at the time of our death, when we reach a specific milestone or when...

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Auditor/Treasurer files suit against Stevens County over salary, budget

MORRIS -- Stevens County Auditor/Treasurer Neil Wiese has filed a civil suit against Stevens County, alleging that the Stevens County Board of Commissioners set his salary and the budget for...

news Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 5:00am

Quinn Archer Schamp

Quinn Archer Schamp was born on December 31, 2012 at Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, to Michelle and Ryan Schamp of Morris. Quinn Archer weighed 8lbs. 1oz. and was 20"...

celebrations / births Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - 2:51pm

Minnesota State Patrol urges cautious driving on slippery roads

DETROIT LAKES -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol advise drivers to slow down in west central Minnesota. Wind and light snow are creating slippery spots...

news / region Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 4:43pm

Asian carp barrier: disco, electric or lock-out?

news / government Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 1:00pm

Since founding the group in 1999, Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting have been creating music that is raucous, touching, barbarous, and heartfelt.

So Percussion in Morris Jan. 26 for Performing Arts Series

So Percussion will perform on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts (HFA) Recital Hall at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Known for its use of...

news Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 5:29am

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