A St. Augusta woman is missing as of May 1. Her last know location was in the Willmar area. Anyone with information is asked to call the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at 320-259-3700. The Stearns ...

A Holdingford teen was seriously injured and medevaced in a two-vehicle crash east of Holdingford May 3 that sent two other men to the hospital as well.

On May 4, 2025, at approximately 1:49 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to a medical at the address 26056 CR 34 in Paynesville Township. When officers arrived on scene, they learned ...

The first trips north, Session 1, will leave June 14 and return home July 11. Session 2 crews will leave July 9 and return Aug. 5. But first, in the weeks before setting out on their adventures, the ...

Despite her young age, Christine knows all the right questions, but the answers she gets in her village of Palim do not satisfy her. Not at all. It seems to her most of the residents in the village ...

I attended your virtual town hall meeting a few weeks ago, unable to get on, but you promised to respond to anyone who had called. I ask for a letter from you to address the following: Will you use ...

This week, I wish to reinforce the claim the Trump administration is definitively sliding toward authoritarianism. I will admit it can be easy to dismiss individual cases of broken precedent or ...

As oak trees in Minnesota face endangerment from ongoing spells of drought, diseases and invasive insects, St. John’s Abbey Arboretum in Collegeville is doing something about it. On April 23, the land ...

After serving with distinction for more than 34 years on the Stearns County Board of Commissioners, Leigh Lenzmeier of District 4 submitted a letter of resignation April 23. A special election, likely ...

President Trump has recently completed an extensive health examination, including his physical and cognitive health. These tests were performed by a team of 14 specialists. It is not required for a ...

Why are these vicious attacks against Diversity-Equity-Inclusion so rampant these days? In a maniacal frenzy, President Trump and many of his appointees are blaming DEI policies for just about every ...

Ann L. Scherer, a woman who worked hard for so many years to make the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf an ongoing success, has been chosen to be the grand marshal of the upcoming Fourth of July Parade.