Local Interest

November 2, 2018, at approximately 5:27 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Communications Center received medical call. The caller stated a male’s leg was stuck in a power take off (PTO) shaft of a tractor. According to Sheriff Gudmundson, Dale Zimmer, 60, of Albany, was operating a grinder/mixer when his pant leg got caught on the PTO shaft of the tractor. This caused … [Read more...] about Stearns County Farm Accident

Minnesota’s firearms deer season begins a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 3, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expects half a million hunters to participate. Some points to remember: Hunters will have additional deer hunting opportunities because deer numbers continue to rebound across the state. Many areas now have populations at or above goal … [Read more...] about Deer season opens this weekend

New Munich: On Friday night, October 12th, Deputy Chris Hagstrom took a report of an attempted dog theft. The attempted theft occurred in the 400 block of Main Street in New Munich. The caller reported the attempted dog-napper was an older white male, in his 50s wearing a black jacket and a hat. This attempted pooch pilfering happened shortly before 9:00 p.m. The dog, actually … [Read more...] about Stearns County Sheriff’s News – New Munich

Motorists who travel Highway 71 between Interstate 94 and Ash Avenue N in Sauk Centre will encounter road crews, heavy equipment and potential delays while segments of the road are reduced to a single lane beginning Monday, Oct. 29. The lane closures will occur from sunrise to sunset, up to seven days per week, while crews resurface the road. Flaggers and a pilot car will … [Read more...] about Highway 71 through Sauk Centre lanes close, resurfacing begins week of Oct. 29