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Bridge Over Clearwater River to Close Monday
FAIRHAVEN TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- A bridge replacement project on the Stearns County/Wright County border will prompt traffic to detour around the work zone. Starting Monday, the Stearns County Road 7 and Wright County Road 2 Bridge over the Clearwater River will close. Crews will be replacing the bridge forcing...
Election judges sought for upcoming races
Wright County residents interested in serving as an election judge for the August Primary and November General Election are encouraged to fill out the county’s election judge interest form. The county is not responsible for recruiting or hiring election judges. This form will forward applicants’ information to a local election clerk, who will contact applicants if they need additional judges. Your information may be shared with other local clerks who are short on election judges. To access the online application form, visit www.co.wright.mn.us/FormCenter/AuditorTreasurer-Forms-12/Election-Judge-Interest-Form-96.
CSAH 2 in Wright/Stearns County Border to Close July 8
A Message from the Wright County Highway Department:. Beginning on Monday, July 8, the Wright County Highway 2/Stearns County Highway 7 bridge over the Clearwater River in Southside Township (Wright County) and Fairhaven Township (Stearns County) will be closed to through traffic from Wright County Highway 2 to Stearns County Highway 44 to complete a bridge replacement project.
Wright County Sheriff Sean Derringer warns of terror, immigration threats in U.S. following Israel visit
Wright County Sheriff Sean Derringer recently addressed the Delano Area Chamber of Commerce about his trip to Israel and the threat he believes illegal immigration poses to the United States. The sheriff spoke Thursday, June 20, at the Jerome Event Center, where he said he was one of ten law...
2024 Area Farm Families of the Year
The University of Minnesota Extension Office has named its Farm Families of the Year for 2024. The Crow River Farms LLC of Litchfield has been named Meeker County’s “2024 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Crow River Farms was purchased in 1976 by...
CSAH 19 Down to One Lane at Entrance to I-94 in Albertville
Wright County motorists are alerted to another traffic slowdown in the area. The Wright County Highway Department says northbound CSAH 19 in Albertville is reduced to one lane at the ramp to eastbound I-94 as CenterPoint Energy installs a new gas main along the on-ramp to I-94. Traffic delays are...
Woman killed in car accident
A 59-year-old Annandale woman is dead after crashing her car into a ditch in Southside Township, Thursday, June 20. According to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:46 p.m. on Thursday, a call came into to the Wright County Communications Center reporting a vehicle stopped in a cornfield roughly 20 yards south of 90th Street NW just east of Nevens Avenue NW in Southside Township.
Lutes: Deadly force was justified in March 2 shooting
Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes has concluded his review of the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred March 2, 2024, in St. Michael that resulted in the death of a 67-year-old male from St. Michael. The incident was investigated by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Force Investigation Unit led by Senior Special Agent Sean Mooney. “Upon my review of the investigative materials, I have determined the use of deadly force...
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