Detached garage fire in Holding Township. On June 5th at 5:56 p.m., Stearns County Sheriff deputies responded to a building fire in the 43000 block of 155th Avenue in Holding Township, 2 miles east of Holdingford. Homeowner, George Bieniek, 86, of Holdingford, stated his detached garage was one fire. Holdingford Fire Department responded to extinguish the … [Read more...] about Building Fire: Holding Township
Great River Regional Library Offers Streaming Service
Great River Regional Library (GRRL) is excited to announce its first-ever streaming service! The streaming service “Hoopla” is now available to access by using your library card. Hoopla will give you the ability to check out a variety of videos and movies with no waiting. Library card holders will be able to enjoy 4 downloads per month. The website hoopladigital.com … [Read more...] about Great River Regional Library Offers Streaming Service
Stay Safe MN, Phase 3: What this means for businesses and Minnesotans
On June 10, Minnesota will move into Phase 3 of our Stay Safe Plan, which will enable more businesses to reopen and Minnesotans to return to more activities we enjoy. So many of our great and beloved Minnesota businesses have made huge sacrifices over the past few months to save lives and help us get here – yet through it all, we’ve see businesses stepping up statewide, finding … [Read more...] about Stay Safe MN, Phase 3: What this means for businesses and Minnesotans
Richard L. Strassburg
Richard L. Strassburg, age 64 of Burtrum, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. A public visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church in Burtrum. A funeral service open to the public will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 8 at Faith Community Church in Burtrum with Pastor Terry Wardlaw … [Read more...] about Richard L. Strassburg
Freeport Burglary: May 31, 2020
On Sunday, May 31, 2020, deputies responded to a burglary at the Sinclair Station in Freeport. The burglary was reported at 6:08 a.m. by one of the workers, who was hiding in the store while this was occurring. The clerk arrived early and was inside prepping for the day. She said she saw a person dressed in black and wearing a mask near the front door, but didn’t initially … [Read more...] about Freeport Burglary: May 31, 2020