Local Interest

A Note From The Executive Director Dear Helping Hands Outreach Patrons, In response to the increase in COVID cases in the area the Helping Hands Board is asking all staff and volunteers to wear masks when in the presence of others and suggesting that participants in our programs wear masks. This does not include while eating or exercising. Sincerely, Carol … [Read more...] about Helping Hands Outreach – Holdingford

Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen reports that on 9-15-2021 deputies executed a search warrant at a residence off Highway 10, approximately five miles south of Motley, MN, in Scandia Valley Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies located two enclosed trailers full of personal property that were stolen in a burglary reported back in November of 2020. The … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office September 15th, 2021

On September 13, 2021, at approximately 10:53 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a single-vehicle rollover crash on 300th Street, east of County Road 41 in Farming Township. This location is approximately three miles south of the city of Albany. Upon arrival, deputies learned that the sole occupant and driver, Brayden Roerick, … [Read more...] about Single-Vehicle Rollover in Farming Township

Sheriff Larsen proudly announced that the MSA Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund for the awarding of up to 15- $2,000 scholarships for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota. The Members of MSA gives special recognition to the financial needs of students attending the peace officer … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen announced the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2021

The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced that the processing of returns impacted by tax law changes made to the treatment of Unemployment Insurance compensation and Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness will begin the week of September 13. “We know these refunds are important to those taxpayers who have experienced hardships over the last year and a half,” said … [Read more...] about Minnesota Department of Revenue set to begin processing Unemployment Insurance and Paycheck Protection Program refunds