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41st Annual Farm Picnic to be held Aug. 21, 2022

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41st Annual Farm Picnic to address veterans care by a retired VA physician and disaster recovery loans by the Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Sunday, August 21, Pierz Park, Pierz Commissioner of Agriculture Thom Petersen and Dr. Ken Engelhart, a retired VA physician section chief, will address respectively the availability of zero-interest disaster recovery loans and … [Read more...] about 41st Annual Farm Picnic to be held Aug. 21, 2022

Public Service Announcement- Road Closed

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Most of us know that Minnesota has four seasons. Fall, Winter, Spring and Road Construction. Like most areas of the state there are several road construction projects currently underway in Stearns County. Some of those projects have necessitated that the road be closed to traffic. Unfortunately, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints about vehicular … [Read more...] about Public Service Announcement- Road Closed

Highway 238 opens in Albany

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Highway 238 (Railroad Avenue/First Street) will open and the detour will lift in Albany on Friday evening, July 29, 2022. The two-month closure was necessary to allow the City of Albany to improve access at the intersection of Highway 238 (Railroad Avenue/First Street) and Stearns County Road 54. For current construction in central Minnesota, visit … [Read more...] about Highway 238 opens in Albany

Highway 71 Browerville to Clarissa opens

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All lanes are set to open and the detour will lift on Highway 71 from Browerville to Clarissa in Todd County on Friday, July 29, reports the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The two Highway 71 double-box bridges are installed in Browerville—the Harris Creek in the north end and the Drayer Creek in the south end. The $1.4 million project will reduce overall … [Read more...] about Highway 71 Browerville to Clarissa opens