Local Interest

St. Joseph area motorists are advised that construction of a roundabout will begin at the intersection of CSAH 2 and Minnesota Street in St. Joseph on Tuesday, July 8. This work is anticipated to last thru the end of August. See attached posted detour as this intersection will be closed to thru traffic. The contractor for this project is J.R. Ferche, Inc. from Rice, … [Read more...] about CSAH 2 and Minnesota Street in St. Joseph

Due to the significant rainfall throughout the month of June, several Stearns County lakes are experiencing very high-water levels. Pursuant to Minnesota Rule 6110.3700 Subpart 9, Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is enacting a “No Wake” rule on the following lakes for up to 30 days. This “No Wake” rule will be in place for all watercraft users withing 300 feet of the … [Read more...] about No Wake Restrictions

On June 20, 2025, at 12:35 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call of a building fire at 120 Gertrude Street in the city of Holdingford. The caller reported a garage was on fire near a house and a parked vehicle. Upon arrival deputies located an approximately 20x30 foot two-stall detached garage engulfed in flames. The … [Read more...] about Building Fire

On June 13, 2025, at approximately 9:18 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call regarding a vehicle rollover near County Road 156 and 330th Street in Albany Township. Upon arrival on scene, it was determined that Thomas Messer, 52, of Sauk Centre, was traveling eastbound on County Road 156 in an oil and propane fuel truck when the tires lost … [Read more...] about Albany Township Crash

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 6-10-2025 at approximately 3:24 pm, their office received a report of a motorcycle accident with injuries on Basil Road north of 75th Street, approximately three miles southeast of Swanville, MN in Swanville Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the motorcycle, 66-year-old Kenneth Fischer of Albany, MN … [Read more...] about Morrison County Motorcycle Accident