Local Interest

The Todd County Transfer Station will remain open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm, to both the public and to private haulers. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturdays until further notice, in an effort to protect both the public and the employees, and to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus. We ask that you follow Governor Walz’ Executive Order to “Stay at … [Read more...] about Todd County Transfer Station Closed on Saturdays

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) authorizes stimulus payments to those who qualify. As a result, scammers may target Minnesotans and try to steal their personal information. Will government agencies contact me about stimulus payments? No. Government agencies, including the IRS and the Minnesota Department of Revenue, will not call, text, … [Read more...] about Be vigilant: Stimulus payment scams on the rise

Thousands of businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 could be helped The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is creating an emergency loan program to help Minnesota small business owners who need immediate assistance to meet their families’ basic needs during COVID-19 closures. The loan program was created under the Small Business … [Read more...] about DEED Creating Emergency Loan Program for Minnesota Small Businesses

Monday, March 23, 2020: Stearns County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on County Road 3 West, just north of County Road 17 in Holding Township around 9:20 p.m. Monday night. Jeffrey Fuchs, 43, of Holdingford, was southbound on County Road 3 West in a 2003 Sterling tree service vehicle pulling a trailer. The vehicle partially entered the west ditch … [Read more...] about Motor vehicle crashes, strikes utility pole in Holding Township

ST. PAUL, Minn. – In line with the state’s continued peacetime emergency response to COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Revenue has announced that taxpayers filing their annual Minnesota Individual Income Tax return for tax year 2019 now have until Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to file and make their payments without any penalties or interest. “Extending the individual tax … [Read more...] about Additional Time to File and Pay Minnesota 2019 Individual Income Tax