Ruth A. Searcy, age 69, of Sauk Centre, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2024 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to … [Read more...] about Ruth A. Searcy
Diane (Brady) Piekarski
Diane (Brady) Piekarski, 79 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away on November 3, 2024, at her home surrounded by family after a short battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, November 8, 2024 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville, with Father Joseph Herzing officiating. Burial will be at Sacred … [Read more...] about Diane (Brady) Piekarski
Leona L. Bertram
Leona L. Bertram, age 94 of Greenwald, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A private funeral service will be held at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment will be at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Greenwald. Leona Louise Haider was born on … [Read more...] about Leona L. Bertram
Melrose Township Fire
On November 2, 2024, at approximately 2:09 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a skid steer on fire at 35992 County Road 13 in Melrose Township. The caller advised there was skid steer on fire, and it was fully engulfed. The skid steer was located next to some corn stalk bails. Stearns County Deputies and the Melrose Fire … [Read more...] about Melrose Township Fire
Zebra mussels confirmed in Long Lake in Todd County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Long Lake, near Little Sauk Township in Todd County. An angler contacted the DNR after finding a zebra mussel on aquatic plants in Long Lake. A DNR invasive species specialist found zebra mussels on a dock at the Long Lake public water access. Several new zebra mussel populations … [Read more...] about Zebra mussels confirmed in Long Lake in Todd County