L’A Rose opened its doors April 13 By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com Lisa Kicker has been sewing since she can remember. She began at her mother’s knee when she was about 6 years old, taking scraps of material and making clothes for her Barbie dolls. “My mother told me I needed to learn how to Read more »
Jennifer and Shantel Koering have big plans for their futures By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com Shantel and Jennifer Koering, Fort Ripley, 18-year-old twins, are taking classes at Central Lakes College (CLC) in Brainerd. Jennifer, a four-year assistant dairy ambassador, is taking welding courses but is hoping for a future as an automotive and diesel technician. Read more »
Sharon Ballou will seek election to the seat of the Morrison County Commissioner of District 1, which includes the townships of Rosing, Cushing, Green Prairie, Motley, Scandia Valley and Darling Township plus the cities of Randall, Motley and Ward 3 in Little Falls. Ballou, who resides in Darling Township, is currently the vice chair of Read more »
By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com Little Falls Community Services’ prices will increase for the 2012-13 school year. Business Manager Nancy Henderson presented the information to the Little Falls School Board at Monday night’s meeting. All adult education fees are based on the actual cost of the class which is the same as last year. After Read more »
Hensel’s lawsuit seeks damages from city of Little Falls, co-administrators, police chief By Terry Lehrke, News Editor terry.lehrke@mcrecord.com Little Falls resident Robin Hensel’s attorney Larry A. Frost, filed a lawsuit in federal court on her behalf against the city of Little Falls Monday, May 14. Included in the suit are Little Falls Co-City Administrators Jerry Read more »
Daniel J. Scepurek of Randall, died Monday, May 14, when two other vehicles struck him after he hit a deer while riding his motorcycle and landed in the roadway. At about 9:45 p.m., Scepurek was westbound on Highway 10, west of County Road 13 when he hit the deer and went down. The Minnesota State Read more »
By T.W. Budig, ECM Capitol Reporter Monday, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law a tax bill freezing local government aid (LGA) for larger communities, but vetoed the main Republican tax bill that contained tax increment financing provisions for a number of area communities. Dayton had already this session vetoed an earlier Republican tax bill. Read more »
Sound of music delights neighbors, area residents and school children By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer jennie.zeitler@mcrecord.com There was just no telling that what started out as a jam session with an instructor and two students would develop into a weekly gathering of old friends playing and singing for friends and neighbors. In about 1996, Kelsi Read more »
Sometimes love comes in the form of a piano By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer jennie.zeitler@mcrecord.com The doors open wide at Tom and Joan Fussy’s home, and this year their home has been full of the sound of two young foreign exchange students’ voices as well as the lilting sound of a piano. Yeonha Choi from South Read more »
Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf and his staff have filed gross misdemeanor complaints against the following person: • Adam Anthony Lewis, 34, Little Falls — In connection with a May 6 incident, Lewis has been charged with driving after cancellation – inimical to public safety and a misdemeanor count of driver must carry proof of Read more »
May 3 — A resident on Acorn Road in Burtrum reported the receipt of two packages paid for by illegal use of the resident’s credit card by someone else. May 6 — A laptop on loan from a school was stolen while the student was staying at a residence an Third Avenue in Pierz. May Read more »
Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel reports that arrest warrants were issued for the following people. Those with information as to the whereabouts of anyone on the list, is asked to contact the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office at (320) 632-9233 or toll-free at 1 (866) 401-1111, ext. 180. The dates of issuance were May 2 – Read more »
Patricia Ann Soderman, 43, Brainerd, was charged in the Morrison County District Court with one felony count of fifth degree possession of drugs. On May 5, Little Falls police officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Fifth Street Southwest. When officers arrived at the scene, they met with Soderman, who told them Read more »
Joseph Henry Baumer, 32, Foley, was charged in the Morrison County District Court with one felony count of possession of a pistol or assault weapon. He had previously been convicted of, or had been an adjudicated delinquent for, committing a crime of violence while possessing a firearm. On May 3, the Morrison County Sheriff’s office Read more »
Dennis John Orozco, 48, Little Falls, has been charged with one felony count of fifth degree possession of drugs by Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf and his staff. On May 5, the Little Falls Police Department responded to a fight on Third Street Northeast. When the officers arrived, they met with Orozco, who said there Read more »
