Morrison County has completed an updated draft of the of its Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) and is now seeking public feedback. Like all Minnesota counties, Morrison County is vulnerable to a variety of potential natural disasters, such as tornadoes, windstorms, severe winter storms, flooding, drought, and extreme temperatures, which threaten the loss of life and property in the … [Read more...] about Morrison County: Public Comment Sought for County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
Local Interest
Please keep the ice clean
Submitted by DNR Let’s talk trash! Make a plan before you head out on the ice. Add an all-waste receptacle and easy to see colored trash bags to your ice fishing equipment list. Store your trash off the ice in a vehicle, the bed of a truck or in the fish house. If you bring it on, please bring it off. … [Read more...] about Please keep the ice clean
DNR warns that slush weighs down ice, increases risk
Last week’s snowstorm that dropped heavy, wet snow across much of the state has significantly affected ice conditions, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Slush adds weight to the ice and its effects can be unpredictable. In some areas, slushy conditions are impacting travel on the ice, while in others — especially where ice was in the early stages of … [Read more...] about DNR warns that slush weighs down ice, increases risk
Morrison County Sheriff’s Office News
Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen announced that his office, in cooperation with all local police departments in the county, have recently completed the annual Predatory Offender Registration (POR) verifications for Morrison County. Each year the sheriff’s office organizes a verification check for all predatory offenders who are on the registry and residing within the … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office News
Highway 27 Osakis reopens, detour lifts
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is excited to announce that Highway 27 in the Osakis area, Douglas and Todd counties, is now open to all travelers in time for the holidays. Highway 27 has been closed and detoured since May between Douglas County Road 82/Todd County Road 51 in Osakis and Highway 71 south of Long Prairie. The closure was necessary to … [Read more...] about Highway 27 Osakis reopens, detour lifts