Hometown News Issues
Obituaries
Phillis Neubauer
Phillis May Neubauer, age 76 of Osakis, formerly of Spring Hill, Minnesota, passed away on January 29, 2026 from…
Arlene C. Brausen
Arlene C. Brausen, 83 year old resident of Bowlus, MN passed away Monday, February 2, 2026 at St. Gabriel’s…
Danna Patrica Laliberte
Danna Patrica Laliberte, age 84, passed away at 10:26 a.m. on February 1, 2026, in the warmth of her…
Brenda L. Lemke
Brenda L. Lemke, age 60 of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Thursday, January…
Shirley A. Ebensteiner
Shirley A. Ebensteiner, age 89 of Sauk Centre, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2026…
Clarence V. Kuklok
Clarence Valentine Kuklok, 81, formerly of St. Wendel and Bowlus, MN died peacefully at his home in Las Vegas,…
Loren Charles Kleinschmidt
Loren Charles Kleinschmidt, 75 years of Long Prairie, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at CentraCare Hospital in…
Mitchell Scott Hillman
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Mitchell Scott Hillman, who left…
Local Interest
Stearns County: Horseshoe Lake Incident
On January 29, 2026, at approximately 5:10 P.M., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a…
Stearns County Building Fire
On January 28, 2026, at approximately 11:31 A.M., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call regarding black…
Lake Koronis Incident
On January 17, 2026, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a vehicle…
Crash with Injuries in Oak Township
On January 7, 2026, at 5:34 P.M., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the address of 36785 County Road…













