The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office recently added a new bloodhound to the K9 division. K9 Porter was born July 4, 2024, and was acquired directly from the Georgia K9 Center in Canton, GA. Deputy ...

The Melrose Fire Department and EMS responded to the scene and were able to remove and extinguish the skid steer before further damage occurred. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire. All ...

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has recently launched a program to help vulnerable persons interact with first responders. It’s a first-of-its-kind in Minnesota called Take Me Home and is being ...

Back in my car, I drove up and down those neighborhood streets, seeing in memory the long-gone houses where childhood friends, many of them long-gone too: Fahnhorsts, Kampas, Townsends, Fredricksons, ...

As winter fades and spring arrives, Sartell-St. Stephen Schools come alive with new energy. The snow melts, the days grow longer and the air feels lighter. In our schools, the shift is real. Students ...

For those who trust actions over words, Hegseth’s conduct does not come short. Hegseth paid $50,000 to a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in 2017. Additionally, his ex-wife alleges he was ...

Hines said he volunteers because he likes to “give back to others” and volunteering, he added, is a good way to help people, to make connections among them and to meet such a wide variety of people he ...

High School seniors throughout Stearns County are continuing the practice of the “Senior Assassin” game. This may also be referred to as Nerf wars.

Now, as for abortion, what happens when people start DYING because they can’t get an abortion? I would like an answer. You know it’s bad when the stock market is down day after day and really the only ...

contributed photo Laurie Allen thrives on the meaningful connections with people she developed as a volunteer via the Retired Services Volunteer Program. A retired teacher and volunteer cook, Allen ...

“Green and Gold” is a movie about a fictitious Midwest dairy farmer, played by Craig T. Nelson, who risks everything to save his fourth-generation farm from mountains of debt. The movie was mainly ...

However, national security is also threatened by other factors. Reports indicate National Security Council staff and National Security Agency brass were dismissed due to their potential disloyalty, at ...