Richard A. “Dick” Oevermann, age 85 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, May 6, 2019 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Dan Walz officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in … [Read more...] about Richard A. Oevermann
Stacy Jo Meyer
Stacy Jo Meyer of Freeport, Minnesota, passed away on May 4, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Stacy was born on November 10, 1967 to Ervin and Darlene (Bergmann) Schiffler. She grew up on Big Birch Lake raising horses, snowmobiling, ice skating, boating, and bringing in stray animals. She graduated from Melrose Senior High School, did her … [Read more...] about Stacy Jo Meyer
MnDOT urges anglers to plan ahead before heading out for fishing opener
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation urges anglers to plan ahead and use caution while driving through highway work zones on the way to their favorite fishing spots this weekend. Motorists may encounter lane closures and detours because of transportation projects that are under way this construction season. Some areas of the state are also … [Read more...] about MnDOT urges anglers to plan ahead before heading out for fishing opener
Robert P. Thielman
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 AM on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon, MN for Robert “Bob” P. Thielman, 80 who passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the St. Cloud Veterans Administration Medical Center. Rev. Gregory Miller will officiate and inurnment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors by the … [Read more...] about Robert P. Thielman
Watercraft Accident
On May 5th, 2019 at 11:39 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received information about two kayakers who overturned on the Mississippi River near the Sauk Rapids Bridge. Leo Johnsen, 23, of Sauk Rapids, and Anna Rosburg, 23, of Cambridge, were kayaking on the Mississippi River. Two other kayakers witnessed Johnsen and Rosburg head into the rapids … [Read more...] about Watercraft Accident





