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Stearns County Closes Two Rivers Lake County Park Until Saturday
(KNSI) – Two Rivers Lake County Park near Albany is closed until Saturday. The Stearns County Parks Department says it has begun a maintenance project to seal coat the entrance road and the trail leading to the open-air shelter. Once applied, the coat has to dry before the pavement can be used again.
August Tornado in Melrose Could Have Been Worse
The city of Melrose withstood a confirmed EF-1 tornado on Saturday August 3 with damage to portions of the town. The tornado was on the ground for a short period of time from 8:10 - 8:16 p.m. Melrose Mayor Joe Finken joined me on WJON. He explained the tornado had sustained winds of 95 miles per hour which came from the north and moved southeast. The northwest portion of town was initially hit when an industrial park was impacted when a couple of tin roofs were ripped off including one owned by Melrose Metal Works. Finken says the roof spun around and hit Tri Plex apartments which included 2X4's that went through walls and damaged garage doors on one structure.
Stearns County girls named finalists for Princess Kay of the Milky Way
Each year, nine girls from across Minnesota compete to be Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the State Fair. This year, two of the nine were from Stearns County. Although Rachel Visser of Hutchinson became the princess on Wednesday, Grace Woitalla of Avon, is one of the runners-up, along with...
Grey Eagle Township • August 5, 2024
Call to Order: Mike Rohe called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Members Present: Mary Ann Primus, Mike Rohe, Alan Roering and John Young. Also present were Erv Herdering, Sharon Roering and Gary Rothstein from APO. Agenda Approval: A preliminary agenda was presented....
DNR Grant Funds Purchase of 202 Acres for New Park Near Paynesville
(KNSI) — The Stearns County Parks Department has gotten funding from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Natural and Scenic Area Grant Program to help buy 202 acres of land for a new park. The park would be located just south of Paynesville. The land’s appraised value is...
Grey Eagle City • July 9, 2024
The regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council was called to order by Mayor Joseph Arnzen at 7:00 pm on the 9th day of July 2024 in Council Chambers. Council members present were Brad Johnson, Brian Hollenkamp, Chris Browen & Roland Ahrendt. There were no council members absent. Also in attendance was Beth Ramacher.
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