Local Interest

Preliminary tests show that seven deer harvested in southeastern Minnesota’s disease management zone during the first firearms deer season may be infected with chronic wasting disease. Hunters harvested three of the seven suspect deer near Preston in deer permit area 603, where 11 other deer tested positive during last year’s CWD surveillance efforts. Three others were … [Read more...] about 7 deer test presumptive positive in southeast’s CWD management zone

Minnesota firearms hunters registered 145,054 deer through the second weekend of deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Preliminary results through the second weekend show that the number of deer registered was up 10 percent from 2016. Of the deer harvested, 54 percent were bucks, compared to 63 percent during the same period in 2016. In Zone 1, in … [Read more...] about Hunters register 145,054 deer through second weekend of season

St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation has been named a recipient of the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award. The award is given to organizations who have sustained the 95th percentile or higher for patient experience surveys and Press Ganey reports through each reporting period during the award year which was between May 2016-April 2017.   The … [Read more...] about St. Cloud Hospital Inpatient Rehab Receives Guardian of Excellence Award

Okay, maybe it wasn’t so much of a winter wonderland but Friday, Novem- ber 3rd marked the first significant snowfall of the upcoming winter. Thank- fully, the snow did not start until late afternoon and only impacted the after- noon commute. Unfortunately, in the law enforcement world we know that the first significant snowfall will lead to some vehicle operation challenges. … [Read more...] about W i n t e r W o n d e r l a n d – By Stearns County Sheriff’s Office