Local Interest

As we look forward to celebrating end-of-year holidays, we find ourselves at a difficult point in the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 3.3 million Minnesotans are fully vaccinated, and the recent authorization of vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 is encouraging. Despite these positive developments, our state is experiencing record-high cases, our hospitals remain crowded, and there … [Read more...] about Plan ahead for safer holiday celebrations.

On November 22, 2021, at approximately 6:26 p.m., the Stearns County Communications Center received a call from a passerby reporting that there was a single vehicle rollover near the intersection of Upper Valley Road and 260th Avenue in Millwood Township. The passerby stated that the driver of the vehicle appeared to have serious injuries. Upon arrival Stearns County … [Read more...] about Single-Vehicle Crash

With a deadly open-water season nearly in the rearview mirror, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that lakes and ponds throughout the state have started to freeze – and that where ice hasn’t formed, the water is dangerously cold. It’s up to all people to choose to stay safe around the water or ice, according to the DNR. Where there is ice, its … [Read more...] about DNR: Caution vital as open water begins to freeze

On November 19th, 2021, at approximately 8:47 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a skid-steer loader on fire. The skid loader was parked inside an outbuilding at the address of 25128 350th Street in Albany Township. The first responding units with the assistance of the landowner, Ross Klaphake, 34, of Albany, pulled the skid loader out of the … [Read more...] about Fire in Albany Township

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Revenue annually releases a list of the preliminary maximum property tax levies that have been reported by local governments and have been passed by local school referenda on November 2, 2021. The preliminary amounts are used by counties to compute parcel-specific property tax estimates for 2022, which are mailed to property … [Read more...] about Preliminary Property Tax Levies for 2022