🌱 How a 26,000-cow dairy plan could reshape Morris’s future

Hello Morris! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a 26,000-cow dairy plan could reshape Morris’s future

Also on today's calendar: Bread ‘N Bowls and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower; windy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.
• Saturday: Winds becoming strong; cloudy, temps: high: 42, low: 28.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Bill aims to toughen review for Minnesota livestock operations looking to exceed 10K animals (agweek.com) — A proposed Minnesota bill would require large livestock operations over 10,000 animal units to complete a full environmental impact statement, directly affecting a planned 26,000-animal-unit dairy expansion near Morris. State regulators have already extended public comments and scheduled an April 28 MPCA meeting in Morris, where residents can weigh in on what could become the state’s largest dairy operation.
   

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📸 Around Morris

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morris

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday April 21

• Board of Commissioners Meeting
  400 Colorado Ave, Morris
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 27

• Bread ‘N Bowls
  Morris Area Elementary School , 151 S Columbia Ave , Morris
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Save The Date for Lavender Celebration!
  Oyate Hall
  5:00 pm

Friday May 1

• First Friday Free Movie at the Morris Theatre
  Morris Theatre , 12 E 6th St , Morris
  9:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• University of Minnesota Morris Softball vs UW-Superior
  University of Minnesota, Morris , 600 E 4th St , Morris
  11:00 am

Monday May 11

• Community ESL
  Oyate Hall
  7:00 pm

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📣 Morris Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday April 19

• Shine Bright
  The Hudson Inn Hotel, Bar/Restaurant & Event Center , 200 MN-28 , Morris
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• CNIA Weekly Meeting
  University of Minnesota, Morris , 600 E 4th St , Morris
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Nature Monoprinting at the Morris Public Library
  Morris Public Library , 102 E 6th St , Morris
  3:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Stevens County fair
  Stevens County Fairgrounds , 177 Co Rd 22 , Morris
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Alexandria

• Alexandria Police say they believe a missing person was ‘located in the water' in Lake Agnes (kstp.com)
• 'DayGlow Dance' for kids 7 to 11 to take place April 19 in Alexandria (echopress.com)
• Northland Outdoors Forecast: A chilly and breezy start to the weekend (echopress.com)

Fergus Falls

• Matters of Record for April 15, 2026 (duluthnewstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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