Local Interest

On November 7th, 2018, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Stearns County Deputies and Sauk Centre Police were notified of a possible exposure of noxious fumes at Fiedler Finishing, 34496 415th Avenue in Getty Township. This is approximately five miles south of Sauk Centre. According to Sheriff Don Gudmundson, Robert Alverson, 27, of Osakis and Bradley Kettering, 31, of Glenwood, … [Read more...] about Stearns County Sheriff’s News – Exposure of Noxious Fumes

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