Morrison County approves 2025 legal printing contract with Morrison County Record

The Morrison County Board of Commissioners awarded the 2025 legal printing contract to the Morrison County Record after receiving a single bid and voting to accept it.

A representative of the Morrison County Record told the board that the paper’s bid "for 2025 is $1 per line for the line rate and the display ad rate is $8.50 per column inch," and said legal advertising would also be posted to the newspaper’s website at no additional charge. The representative noted the bid matched the paper’s 2024 rate and offered a contact (Judy Espino) for questions.

The board voted to accept the bid in a motion made by Commissioner Blaine and seconded as recorded; commissioners voted aye and the motion carried. The bid packet stated there was one bid received and that bonding would be supplied as required upon approval.

The bidder also referenced the maximum legal advertising rates the paper says are allowed by state law, citing "30¢ per word or a dollar 50 per line" as the maximum; the board record reflects the county accepted the Morrison County Record’s 2025 bid as presented.

No alternatives or additional publishers were recorded in the meeting transcript.