A viral video circulating in the area involving Three Two0 PredPatrol and posted online April 25 shows a man posing as a 13-year-old girl online before arranging to meet Patrick Lyndon Walker at the St. Cloud Mall. According to the video, Walker allegedly sent sexually explicit photos to the decoy before being confronted at the meeting location. The video can be viewed at www.facebook.com/reel/1307382527919167 or www.facebook.com/320pp. A petition for civil commitment has be

by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com After retiring from a 35-year military career, Paula Christensen has turned a retirement joke into a new business venture with the opening of Cup a…, a coffee shop located in Browerville. Christensen said the idea began when her husband asked what she planned to do after retirement. “I joked that I would open a coffee shop,” she said. “Then the property became available, and we decided to do it.” A Swanville area native, Christensen s

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com For many runners, the Boston Marathon is a bucket-list item. For Jessica Miller, that dream became a reality on April 20 when the Bertha-Hewitt teacher not only finished the legendary 26.2-mile race but also achieved a personal record time of 3 hours, 38 minutes, and 9 seconds. “I went in just wanting to enjoy the experience,” Miller said. “If I could come in under four hours, I would be ecstatic. Anything around 4:30, and I was jus

After more than 20 years behind the counter at Unity Bank, Clarissa, Julie Bruder is retiring with a full heart and deep ties to the community she’s served. Bruder began her career in 2006 as a part-time employee, eventually moving into a full-time role. While the building itself hasn’t changed, the way banking is done certainly has. She’s seen the transition from mostly paper records to digital systems—and now a blend of both. “The scanners have changed a lot,” she noted,