On August 11, 2021, at approximately 2:51 p.m., the Stearns County Communications Center received the report of a single vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road 167 and Long Lake Road in Millwood Township. Upon arrival deputies learned that Jon Douglas Stone, 55, of Grey Eagle had been traveling northbound on County Road 167, when he fell asleep and missed a curve … [Read more...] about Crash with Injuries: Millwood Township
Hometown News August 12, 2021
Mark T. Kociemba
Mark Kociemba, 88, of St. Anna, passed away, August 6, 2021, at CentraCare Health, Melrose from AML (cancer). Mark was born to Valentine and Mary (Dobis) Kociemba, April 23, 1933. He married Rose Marie Czech on October 20, 1952, in Holdingford, and together they operated a dairy farm until 1991. Mark worked at Franklin Manufacturing, did construction work, repaired small … [Read more...] about Mark T. Kociemba
Janice Brown
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie for Janice Brown, age 79 who passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. The Rev. Omar Guanchez officiated. Burial will be on a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Long Prairie. Janice Wolbeck was born May 23, 1942, to Aloysius and … [Read more...] about Janice Brown
Robert E. “Smitty” Smith
Robert E. “Smitty” Smith, age 74, of Avon, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer, on Friday, August 6, 2021. The Mass of Christian Burial celebrating his life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 14 at the Church of St. Benedict in Avon with Rev. Edward Vebelun officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in … [Read more...] about Robert E. “Smitty” Smith





