NEWS
Presidential Election update on Wednesday Joe Biden declared winner in Wisconsin and Michigan leads 264-214.
MORE ELECTION RESULTS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
Morrison County Soil and Water Conservation District District 1, William Faber, District 2 Tom Brutscher and District 5 David Hubner all ran unopposed and were reelected.
Motley Mayor- Al Yoder 244 votes beat Robert Follis 56 votes.
Randall- Danny Noss Mayor, Jim Chyba and Ricky Turner City Council, Randall- Mary Venske special council member, all ran unopposed.
Royalton- Kurt Schott and Ronald Verly City Council top 2 elected.
Swanville- Sandra Lange Mayor, Norman Carlson City Council with no others running on the ballot against them.
Upsala- Rollie Johnson- Mayor,
Upsala City Council top 2 elected*
*Mitch Lange 158 votes
*Lana Bartells 103 votes
Dennis Westrich 93 votes
Seth Strassburg 68 votes
Swanville School Board elect 3- Kathleen Beckman 666 votes, Christopher Kircher 733 votes, Luke Peterson 714 votes were top 3.
Upsala School Board top 3 elected
*Marvin Wensmann 719 votes
*Stephen Roerick 677 votes
*Brittany Harren 578 votes
Randy Lenars 550 votes 11 write ins.
Elmdale Mayor= John Kulla 43 votes to Denis Carlson 28 votes.
Flensburg Mayor= James Gorka 81 votes, 44 write in votes. Tammy Gorka was highest vote getter for vacant council seat member.
Harding- Denise Young won vacant seat,
Lastrup- Kay Hoheisel Mayor, Ross Shoultz council, Diane Schmidtz-treasurer all received top votes.
Staples-Motley School Board (top 3 elected)
*Lisa Anderson – 606
*Bryan Winkels - 475
*Greg Frisk – 410
*How Morrison County Voted in the state and federal races:
President- Donald Trump 14,815 votes to Joe Biden's 4,365 votes.
U.S. Senator- Jason Lewis 13,362 votes to Tina Smith's 4,450 votes.
U.S. House District 8- Pete Stauber 13,920 votes, Quinn Nystom 4082
More information is at the mnvotes.org website to view.
--The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Mackenzie Rose Langner, 16, left from foster care placement on October 31 around 2:00 PM. She has not been heard from since and left without her cell phone. The foster care placement was in the Duluth, MN area. Mackenzie goes by Kenzie, is 5’3, 143 pounds, green eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing black sweatpants with white lettering, an olive-green crop style hoodie, the black inner shell of a jacket, red stocking hat and brown Timberland boots. Mackenzie’s whereabouts are currently unknown, and she may still be in the Duluth area. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at 320-251-4240 or their local law enforcement agency via 911.
--The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 2013 New Holland L220 skid loader. The skid loader has a full cab with heat, new tires with the windshield wiper and radio antenna broken off. The skid loader didn’t have a bucket or other attachments on it when it was stolen. The skid loader was stolen between 7pm November 3rd to 8am November 4th from a property located near Acorn Road and Morrison Line Road in Elmdale Township. If you have any information regarding this theft, please call 320-632-9233.
--The Morrison County website reported Wednesday 1,023 cases of confirmed cases in the county since testing began, 54 hospitalized, there are 300 active cases. Little Falls down to 113, Pierz 59, Royalton 47, Motley 22 and Swanville at 12 cases on Wednesday. Statewide totals Wednesday 3,824 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota with 31 new deaths linked to the virus which included two cases in Todd and 1 in Benton County all were in their 90s. Benton County 63, Crow Wing 53, Stearns 193, Todd 29, Mille Lacs 35 and Morrison County reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.
--Little Falls School Superintendent Stephen Jones stated Wednesday that the schools will transition back to all in class learning for Pre K-through Elementary next Tuesday with Community Middle and High School going back to hybrid learning 2 days in and 2 days out of school beginning next Tuesday. No school Friday or Monday due to deer hunting weekend. Also activities are going again with volleyball scheduled tonight and football tomorrow for Little Falls teams. The numbers in the school district of COVID-19 will be looked out very closely the next few weeks with the hope of having all students back in class 5 days a week maybe by early next week if the numbers stay down and Jones stresses the public to do their part, wear face coverings and social distance at large gatherings and other stores and functions where requirements as asked to be kept for now.
--A half-million people are expected to don the blaze orange and take to the woods and fields this weekend for Minnesota's firearms deer hunting opener. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is urging hunters to make a plan this year by not only buying your license in advance but researching the regulations in your permit area, knowing where your deer will be processed, and take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The DNR's field reports show positive feedback from hunters and DNR staff in central Minnesota. Robust deer populations across the region have resulted in many permit areas allowing hunters to bag more than one deer. The DNR says a good start to the fall harvest and a plentiful acorn season will keep deer in and near oak woods.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny skies, high 67.
TONIGHT= increasing clouds, low near 50.
FRIDAY= partly sunny, mild, high 73, cloudy night, low 55.
SATURDAY= cloudy and breezy, high 70, low around 50.
SUNDAY= rain likely PM hours, high 66, low around 47.
SPORTS
HS FB= Pierz at Rockford Friday at 7pm on FM94 KFML.
HS FB= Zimmerman at Little Falls Friday at 7pm on AM960 KLTF.
COL FB= Gophers vs. Illinois Saturday, pregame at 12:30pm, with kickoff at 2:30pm live on AM960 KLTF.
NFL= Green Bay vs. San Francisco 49ers tonight 7pm on KLTF.