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Stearns County – Crash with Injuries

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A two vehicle crash two miles west of Sauk Centre results in non-life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred on CSAH 17 at 385th Avenue. Elizabeth Amelung, 19, of Sauk Centre, and her brother, Isaac Amelung, 13, Sauk Centre, were eastbound on CSAH 17 in their 2004 white Pontiac Bonneville. Robert Hens, 65, of Sauk Centre, was westbound on CSAH 17 in his 2002 Chrysler PT … [Read more...] about Stearns County – Crash with Injuries

Blake J. Hemker

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Blake J. Hemker, age 22 of Freeport, passed away peacefully due to complications from cystic fibrosis on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at his home in Freeport, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 3 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Dan Walz officiating. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...] about Blake J. Hemker

Melrose City April 11, 2019

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The Melrose City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center pursuant to due notice being given thereof. Present were Council Members Tony Klasen, Justin Frieler, Mark Hill, Travis Frieler, and Mayor Joe Finken, Acting City Administrator/Finance Director Tessa Beuning, and City Clerk Patti Haase. Mayor Finken presided … [Read more...] about Melrose City April 11, 2019

Public urged to provide feedback on strategies to reduce emissions from cars, trucks and buses

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the departments of Commerce and Agriculture, the Environmental Quality Board, and the McKnight Foundation, has launched the Pathways to Decarbonizing Transportation project to explore potential strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cars, trucks and buses in … [Read more...] about Public urged to provide feedback on strategies to reduce emissions from cars, trucks and buses