Local Interest

Upsala Minnesota Heritage Day Parade August 11, 2018 | Hometown News http://www.hometownnews.biz … [Read more...] about Upsala Minnesota Heritage Day Parade August 11, 2018 | Hometown News

On August 1, 2018 at 5:07 p.m. the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a man pinned under a semi-truck. The incident happened at the address of 15326 Kramer Road in Luxemburg Township, about three miles northwest of Watkins. Watkins Fire Department, Watkins Ambulance, and Life Link Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene. … [Read more...] about Accidental Death

GE UMC Lay Leader Bishop Bruce Ough of the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has appointed the Reverend David Christenson as pastor of the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church and Peace United Church of Long Prairie, and acting on the behalf of the congregation the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee has confirmed the Bishop’s intention. Rev. … [Read more...] about Rev. Dave Christenson to serve Grey Eagle UMC and Peace United of Long Prairie

On August 2, 2018 at approximately 10:40 a.m. the Stearns County 911 Center received a report of an aircraft down in a corn field located in Luxemburg Township approximately 3 miles north of Watkins. The reporting parties indicated that they could see the tail of the aircraft sticking out of the standing corn. Watkins Fire and Rescue along with Watkins Ambulance were dispatched … [Read more...] about Aircraft Emergency Landing

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 7-31-2018 at approximately 8:03 p.m., their office received a report of a man that was run over by a tractor at a residence off of 118th Street, southwest of Pierz, MN in Agram Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 60-year-old Donald Tschida of Pierz, MN was working on a tractor when he was run over. Tschida was … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office August 1, 2018