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April 21, 2025

Morris School Board Cuts

The Morris School Board will meet 5:30 p.m. tonight in the Morris Area High School Media Center. On the agenda: a motion to approve a three-year leave of absence to Elementary Teacher Emily Garcia, as recommended by the Personnel Committee; a motion to approve the 2025-26 Minnesota Healthcare Consortium Insurance Renewal with Midwest Health Benefit […]

April 21, 2025

Motor Vehicle Chase in Kandiyohi County

A man has been arrested following a motor vehicle pursuit on Saturday morning in Raymond. A Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Deputy was conducting a traffic enforcement project in the road construction detour of Minnesota Hwy 23 and 105th Street SW. A truck, driven by a 40 year old male from Boyd, had entered the construction zone illegally. The […]

April 21, 2025

MnDOT begins Highway 12 construction April 27

ST. CLOUD, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation will launch a $9.4 million construction project on Highway 12 through Howard Lake, Waverly and Montrose. Crews will work from April 27 to mid-October 2025 to rebuild, resurface and improve pedestrian features along the highway. Work starts in Howard Lake on April 27, continues in Waverly in […]

April 21, 2025

Marathon Poetry Reading of “Attached to the Living World”

As part of the celebration of April as National Poetry Month, there will be a Marathon Poetry Reading of “Attached to the Living World,” an ecopoetry anthology hot off the press from Trinity University Press, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Cougar Room of the Student Center of the University of Minnesota […]

April 21, 2025

The Morris City Council will meet at a special time this week

The Morris City Council will meet at a special time and place for their regular meeting this week: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Morris Area High School. There will be Citizen’s Comments from Ben Schierer of West Central Initiative, and a report from the U of M Morris Student Trip to Germany. Also on the […]

April 21, 2025

Pope Francis Dies

(ABC News) Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88. Francis’ death this morning (Monday) comes after a series of worsening health problems, including a respiratory crisis that left him in critical condition in recent months. The […]

April 18, 2025

Emergency Management Update at Stevens County Commissioners Meeting

Stevens and Big Stone County Emergency Manager Dona Greiner offered an Emergency Management update to the Stevens County Board of Commissioners this week. She noted that federal FEMA dollars to the State of Minnesota have decreased 8 to 10 percent. Greiner said she spent $500,000 last week on funding the radio system ARMOR. That amount, […]

April 18, 2025

March Weather Data

The West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris provided weather data for the month of March this week. The high temperature for the month hit 72 on March 15, while the low temp of 8 was on March 1. Precipitation for the month totaled one inch, with snow totals only reaching 1.5 inches. Snow […]

April 18, 2025

WCI announces Mary Rotter as ’25 recipient of the Nancy Jost Early Childhood Advocacy Award Winner

West Central Initiative announced Mary Rotter, owner and director of Laker Prep Preschool and Early Childhood Centers, as the 2025 recipient of the Nancy Jost Early Childhood Advocacy Award in recognition of her commitment to improving the health, education, and well-being of the region’s youngest children. Rotter spent a decade teaching kindergarten after earning her […]

April 17, 2025

Alexandria Red Cross Blood Drive Today

A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alexandria VFW – Post 936 at 1102 3rd Avenue East in Alexandria. Donors will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt and be entered for a chance to win a $5,000 gift card. Appointments can be made at 1-800-RED-CROSS. […]