9-year-old girl seriously injured in ATV rollover incident. Ava Smith, age 11, of Melrose, was driving a 2007 Polaris Ranger ATV owned by Nicholas and Gwen Shaw of Freeport. Ava was driving the ATV on the property’s driveway when she attempted to maneuver a curve and lost control of the ATV. Her passenger, Eve Shaw, age 9, of Freeport, who was not wearing a seat belt, flew … [Read more...] about Stearns County – ATV Accident with Injuries
Hometown News June 20, 2019
Harland Hector Sr.
Harland B. Hector, Sr., age 77 of Melrose passed away late Friday evening, June 14, 2019 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, MN. Harland Benght Hector was born on February 21 1942 in Sauk Centre, MN to John and Ruth (Olson) Hector. He attended Sauk Centre High School and after school started operating a dairy farm east of Osakis. On October 6th 2002, he married … [Read more...] about Harland Hector Sr.
Stearns County – Crash with Injuries
Driver of Jeep runs stop sign causing crash. Lorene Meyer, 52, of Melrose was driving her 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on County Road 176 and failed to stop for the posted stop sign at County Road 11. The Jeep struck a northbound 2014 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Jason Arnzen, 36, of Melrose. Lorene and her front seat passenger, Thomas Meyer, 53, of Melrose, were … [Read more...] about Stearns County – Crash with Injuries
Virginia Keller
Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade for Virginia “Ginny” Keller, age 92, of Melrose and formerly of Regal, who passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Pinevilla Care Center in Melrose. Reverend David Grundman officiated. Burial was in the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Parish Cemetery in … [Read more...] about Virginia Keller




