Hometown News

On January 3 at approximately 12:07 p.m. Stearns County Deputies were dispatched to Big Watab Lake in Collegeville Township for a fish house that went through the ice. It was reported there were no people inside and no one went into the water. When deputies arrived, they found the fish house was being removed from the water. The fish house had gone through a section of thin … [Read more...] about Towed Fish House Breaks Through Thin Ice

This past year the pandemic affected our communities, state and world in ways unimaginable, and there still is some uncertainty about what lies ahead. For this reason, CentraCare will not be holding the Earth Day Run in 2021. While this decision was difficult, CentraCare’s No. 1 goal is to keep runners, volunteers, spectators and sponsors safe. The Earth Day Run requires … [Read more...] about 2021 CentraCare Earth Day Run Canceled

On December 31, 2020 at approximately 4:37 p.m. the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an ATV that had broken through thin ice on Pearl Lake in Maine Prairie Township. The ATV driver, Bruce Lundorff, 65, St. Cloud, and his grandson, Chester Lundorff, 20, St. Cloud, had been out fishing and were returning to shore on a 2001 Polaris ATV when the rear end broke though … [Read more...] about ATV goes through the ice on Peal Lake