NEWS
–The Morrison County Commissioners meet tomorrow morning at 9:00am at the government center in Little Falls. The 407th Civil Affairs Battalion Army Reserve will be guests at the meeting. The board will also review and vote on a number of land services along with requests for conditional use permits. They will hear from Social Services, Public Health and Public Works Departments.
–The Little Falls City Council will hold a special meeting at 1:00pm today at the City Council Chambers to discuss a permit issuance to Garden Bros Circus. The council will still meet tonight at 7:30pm for their regular scheduled meeting at city hall.
–The Pierz City Council recently approved the hiring of a full-time police officer to serve under police chief Eric Hanneken. Pierz approved the hiring of Calvin Tschida, as long as he passes a background check. Tschida is the son of Don and Mary Tschida of Pierz and has worked for Carver County since 2013.
–District 9B State Representative Ron Kresha before the end of the legislation session introduced a bill that counties could make their county recorder an appointed position instead of an elected one. If Morrison County or other counties have elected recorders they may pass a resolution making it an appointed position. The Morrison County Board of Commissioners had discussed the option but no formal word was given on future plans. Currently Eileen Holtberg is the County Recorder. She was appointed instead of elected to that position following the retirement of her predecessor Bunny Johnston.
–Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota and Wisconsin National Guard will be conducting a domestic response exercise with local first responders in Duluth and Superior which started Sunday. Some of the training will be visible to the public and many of the responders will be dressed in hazardous material suits while conducting this training. The public should not be alarmed. The exercise will involve two highly specialized National Guard units, the Minnesota and Wisconsin CERFP and the 54th and 55th Civil Support Teams which train to be ready to respond to local and regional emergencies at the direction of state governors. The exercise will allow participants to practice skills in hazardous materials operations, urban search and rescue, mass casualty decontamination, medical triage, and command and control. Each National Guard unit is required to conduct regular, evaluated, exercises and training to ensure they meet readiness requirements.
–A Catholic religious order has filed for bankruptcy protection following lawsuits alleging clergy sex abuse in Minnesota. The Phoenix-based Crosier Fathers and Brothers filed for Chapter 11 reorganization Thursday. The order of priests and brothers has communities in Onamia and Phoenix. The order and the claimants agreed on the framework for a $25.5 million compensation plan for sex abuse victims. The Crosiers are the 18th Catholic diocese or order to file for bankruptcy protection in the U.S.
–Calvary Cemetery in Little Falls is the final resting place of Nathan Richardson, Father of Morrison County. Join the Morrison County Historical Society on Saturday, June 17th at 10:00am at Calvary Cemetery in Little Falls for a talk about “Uncle Nate’s” role in Morrison County history. During this event, attendees will learn how to create rubbings from cemetery stones and will have an opportunity to explore the French-Catholic cemetery. Supplies will be provided. Get more information or RSVP by June 14th by calling 632-4007.
–8th District Congressman Rick Nolan announced Friday afternoon that he would not be running for governor in 2018. “After much thought and consideration with my wife Mary, friends, and family, I have decided not to run for governor of Minnesota,” Nolan said in a news release. “The challenges and consequences of the issues facing our nation in Washington are too important for me to walk away from at this time.” While he received encouragement to run, Nolan said, he felt compelled to fight against “powerful elements determined to roll back a century of American progress.”
–As part of the construction project, water will be shut off today from approximately 8:00am until approximately 3:00pm on 7th Street Northeast from Broadway Avenue to 1st Avenue Northeast.
–Patty and Jerry Wetterling have sued the Stearns County Attorney and Stearns County Sheriff, seeking to block the release of certain documents in the investigative file into their son Jacob’s kidnapping and murder. The investigative file was scheduled to be released Monday. On Friday afternoon the county released a statement saying the Wetterling investigation materials will not be released Monday, due to pending litigation. The Wetterlings are asking a judge to review, and potentially block the release of, certain documents. Their lawsuit says that investigators had full access to their home and family during the investigation and gained information about their marriage, their children and inner workings of the family that shouldn’t be released to the public. Investigators have said there are more than 100,000 pages of interviews, tips, leads sheets and investigative reports compiled in the 27 years since Jacob was kidnapped and killed by Danny Heinrich. Officials reviewing the file and preparing it for release have repeatedly stated their concerns about complying with state Data Practices Act requirements to avoid any lawsuits from people named in the file.
DEATH NOTICES
–James “Jim” Brill, age 60 of Little Falls
–Cheiftain (Michael) L. Williams, age 61 of Little Falls
–Dawn Eileen (Haidle) Bleess, age 54 formerly of Staples.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny skies, high near 80.
TONIGHT= clear skies, low 47.
TUESDAY= sunny skies, high near 80, low around 53.
WEDNESDAY= thunderstorms possible, high 81, low 57.
SPORTS
TWINS= Twins roll 11-5 Friday thanks to 4 hits from Joe Mauer against the Angels. Albert Pujols hit a grand slam Saturday to beat the Twins 7-2. Twins rally to win 3-2 Sunday on a Sano homerun. Twins have today off and are at Seattle tomorrow night.
HS BAB= Pierz continues playoff action tonight against Foley in St. Cloud, a Pierz wins moves them into the section finals Thursday. A loss means they play Tuesday. Hear the call at 7pm on FM94 KFML.
HS BAB= Little Falls continues baseball playoff action Tuesday at St. John’s University against Sartell, game time at noon on AM960 KLTF. If Little Falls wins they would have Bemidji tomorrow about 30 minutes after game 1. That game also live on AM960 KLTF.
LYNX= Lynx beat Seattle 100-77 Saturday- they are now 7-0.
VL= get Victory League scores and info at victoryleague.org.