Local Interest

On Friday, August 16th, 2024, at approximately 2:40 PM, deputies from the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a crash with possible injuries near the intersection of County Road 17 and Birch Lake Rd in Melrose Township. When deputies arrived, they saw a fishing boat in the south ditch of County Road 17, a damaged Lincoln SUV parked on Birch Lake Rd., as well … [Read more...] about Crash with Injuries: Melrose Township

The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds homeowners and renters to file for their 2022 Property Tax Refund before August 15, 2024. Additionally, claims for 2023 refunds can be filed until August 15, 2025. Renters who already filed have started receiving their refunds while homeowners can expect to start getting their refunds in late August. More than 987,000 Minnesotans … [Read more...] about Claims for the 2022 Property Tax Refunds are due August 15, 2024

On August 3, 2024, at approximately 4:31 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call of a single vehicle which left the roadway and struck a power pole on County Road 10 near Pioneer View Road in Albany Township. Upon arrival deputies located a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jamie John Bischof, 48, of Eden Valley. Bischof said he was reaching … [Read more...] about Single Vehicle Crash with Injuries: Albany Township

On July 22nd, 2024, at approximately 2:17 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a two-vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of County Road 9 and County Road 52/Two Rivers Road in Avon Township. That intersection is approximately ¾ of a mile north of St Anna. When deputies arrived, they located the two … [Read more...] about Crash at County Road 9 and County Road 52

Motorists can expect periodic lane closures and short-term delays as Minnesota Department of Transportation maintenance crews begin to make repairs to the Highway 27 road surface between CentraCare Drive, Long Prairie, and Highway 28, north of Swanville, on Monday, July 22. Work will occur Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on good weather days until early … [Read more...] about Highway 27 lane closures Long Prairie to Highway 28 begin July 22