Call to Order/Roll Call: The Mayor called the meeting order at 7:00 PM. Attendance: Mayor Romie Gessell Jr., Sara Macho, Bobby Veldkamp Jr., Irene Ehlert, Juli Scherping, and City Clerk Brooke Thieschafer. The Pledge of Allegiance resided. Agenda: Macho made a motion to approve. Seconded by Veldkamp. All in favor, motion carried. . All in favor, motion carried. Minutes: A … [Read more...] about Burtrum City • July 1, 2025
Stearns County: Dive Team Search Update
On August 13, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Stearns-Benton County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team with assistance from Collins Brother Towing was able to recover a vehicle from the Mississippi River in the area of the 300 block of Riverside Avenue North in the City of Sartell. Riverside Avenue North was closed for several hours so the recovery operation could take … [Read more...] about Stearns County: Dive Team Search Update
Hometown News August 14, 2025
Alphonse “Al” Stanoch
Alphonse “Al” Stanoch, 92 year old resident of Holdingford, MN, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025, at his home with his family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Opole, MN with Father Greg Paffel officiating. Burial will take place in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel … [Read more...] about Alphonse “Al” Stanoch
Stearns County: Dive Team Search
On Sunday, August 10, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a fisherman who observed an anomaly on his sonar finder while fishing on the Mississippi River near County Road 1 in the City of Sartell. The fisherman believed the anomaly to be a car in the river. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol responded and observed the same thing as the fisherman … [Read more...] about Stearns County: Dive Team Search




