Seasonal Road Restrictions will take effect on Stearns County Highways at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025. Posted axle weight limits control vehicle weights on posted roads. All restriction limits are gross axle weights. No overweight permits will be issued to vehicles that exceed the posted limits. Minnesota Statute 169.87 establishes weight restrictions. The weight … [Read more...] about SEASONAL ROAD RESTRICTION INFORMATION
Rosemary M. “Rosie” Osendorf
Rosemary M. “Rosie” Osendorf, age 97, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will follow in the parish cemetery. The Mass will be livestreamed and can … [Read more...] about Rosemary M. “Rosie” Osendorf
Virgil Marthaler
Virgil Marthaler, age 91 of Greenwald, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at his home. Virgil Henry Marthaler was born May 9, 1933, in Greenwald, Minnesota, to William and Anna (Berns) Marthaler. On September 3, 1955, he married Luella Hortsch at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald, where they made their home and raised their five children. Virgil and brother … [Read more...] about Virgil Marthaler
Harold A. Schramel
Harold “Harry” A. Schramel, age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Galeon Senior Living in Osakis, Minnesota, with his wife Karen by his side. There will be no services held. Instead, a celebration of Harry’s life with family and friends will be held later this year in Sauk Centre. Harry was born on February 11, 1944, in Belgrade, Minnesota, the … [Read more...] about Harold A. Schramel
Sauk Centre Township Crash
On February 23, 2025, at approximately 11:31 p.m. the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a crash in the cemetery near the T intersection of Co. Rd. 17 and Co. Rd. 185 in Sauk Centre Township. The passerby who was calling reported there were minor injuries. A trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol and an officer from the … [Read more...] about Sauk Centre Township Crash





