The following people were arrested and taken into custody in Wright County for the week of March 3, 2014. All information is provided by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department. Arrests indicate the person named has or will be charged, and is innocent until proven guilty via due process. Feb. 24 Nicholas Charles Engstrom, 26, of […]
Recent Deaths in St. Michael Include Family Cornerstone, Grandmother
The following obituaries were reported in the St. Michael area for the last week of February and first week of March. Ruth H. Walesch, age 93, of St. Michael, Minnesota passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 25, 2014. Services were at 11 a.m. Monday, March 3 at St. Michael Catholic Church. Ruth was […]
Longtime Cook, Friendly Nurse Gone too Soon: Buffalo Area Deaths
The following obituaries were reported from the Buffalo area through the first week of March Dianne Victoria George, 58, Buffalo passed away on Friday, February 28th, 2014 at her residence. Services were set for Friday, March 7, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. at All Saints Lutheran Church in Darwin. Interment will be held at All Saints Lutheran […]
St. Michael Parish, Volunteers Leading Push for New Rectory
A plan to move St. Michael’s area priests to a new home near the current St. Michael Catholic Church is well on its way from paper to reality. Volunteers from the church and the St. Michael Knights of Columbus Council No. 4174 have led the charge for “Dei Dome Gratia” (Home by the Grace of […]
Buffalo Woman Sentenced for Escaping Detention, Using Drugs
A Buffalo woman was sentenced to a year in jail, five years probation and a pair of concurrent six-month sententences after she broke free from Wright County custody late last year. Sara Jean Anderson, 26, of Buffalo,was sentenced on Feb. 24 for Felony Burglary in the Third Degree to a stay of execution for five […]
Minnesota DNR Fish Shelter Deadlines Creating Issues
Snow, ice, and a lack of any real winter melting has led some anglers out in the cold. Yet, the Minnesota DNR is asking ice fishers to remove shelters now, with the state’s deadline for the southern two-thirds of the state passing yesterday, March 3. Anglers were required toremove their fish shelters in the southern […]
Great North Bank Merges with Wisconsin-based First American
Great Northern Bank has officially merged with Hudson, WI-based First American Bank, creating one of the largest financial mergers in St. Michael history and changing the landscape of community banking here in northern Wright County. The merger became official Monday, March 3 after months of review by state and federal regulators, including the FDIC. Bank […]
Minnesota DNR opens Pelican Lake to Unlimited Fishing
Panfish and other species in the shallow waters of Pelican Lake, just west of St. Michael, might be in grave danger as polar vortices continue to build ice deeper than most can remember. With fears of a massive winter kill on their mind, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are hoping ice fishers will take […]
Otsego Mom, Business Owner and Fitness Guru Releases Guide to “Living Wellness”
Albertville In Fit and Anytime Fitness franchise owner Ashley Darkenwald has worn a few hats in her time. Now, she’s added another. The mother, trainer, business owner and one-time athlete has turned author with the release of her first book, “Living Wellness,” a guide to living life through spiritual, nutritional and physical health. “We’re all […]
Fox Hollow, City of St. Michael Talk Development
Could Fox Hollow Golf Club be ready to say farewell to the “Across the Road Nine?” Less than two decades after owners decided to expand the Crow River’s course in St. Michael to 27 holes, Fox Hollow is now speaking with developers from Tradition Development to sell off the nine holes across the road from […]