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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Eagle Bend is more than just another small town. It is packed with history ranging from famed boxer Harry Thomas (Pontius), bootleggers, the rise and fall of the Eagle Bend School, trophies for the best butter in the nation, and much more, all housed in the new museum. Members of the Eagle Bend Historical Society, including Liz Westergren, Linda Hanson, Pat Nelson, Leila Oliver, Dorothy Rachuy, and Carrol Peterson, gathered at the E

A Stearns County judge has dismissed one felony stalking charge against Father Aaron John Kuhn, while allowing several felony criminal sexual conduct charges to continue. The stalking charge was dismissed because the court found the three-year statute of limitations had expired. The dismissal was not opposed by prosecutors Kuhn was a pastor at Mary, Mother of the Church Area Catholic Community, a collection of parishes in central Minnesota. They include St. Joseph in Bertha

The Stearns County Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to allow medical records belonging to Joseph Paul Herzing to be used in his criminal case. Herzing served at Christ the King in Browerville, St. Joseph in Clarissa, St. Joseph in Grey Eagle, St. Mary of Mount Carmel in Long Prairie, and St. John the Baptist in Swanville. In a court filing dated August 10, prosecutors argued Herzing gave written permission for his medical information to be shared with the Diocese. Becaus

by Coach Mary Irsfeld The Browerville-Eagle Valley Tiger volleyball team got off to a strong start to the season, defeating the Bertha-Hewitt Bears 3-2 on Tuesday night and the Sebeka Trojans 3-1 on Wednesday night. Both matches were played on the Tigers’ home court. After two preseason scrimmages, the Tigers have been focusing on being more aggressive with their serves and attacks. With that increased aggressiveness, however, comes a few more service and attacking errors—a

Bertha-Hewitt battled Browerville in volleyball, with the Bears getting strong contributions from several players throughout the match. Kendal Beyatt led the Bears at the net with 10 kills, four attack errors and 42 attempts for a .143 attack percentage. She also recorded six solo blocks. Jasmine Williams added six kills on 24 attempts and had a team-high 16 digs. Laila Schwantz contributed six kills, two digs and one solo block, while Ellyana Braaten had three kills and se

by Coach Kenny Miller The Bertha-Hewitt Bears cross country team opened a busy week of competition on Monday, August 31, traveling to Staples for the Central Minnesota River Run. Warm and humid conditions greeted the runners as they competed in their first meet of the season. Head coach Kenny Miller elected to use a split-squad approach for the week, with the majority of the Bears competing Monday in Staples and the remaining athletes scheduled to race Friday at Minnesota S

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This month’s book club selection was Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson. As far as thrillers and murder mysteries go, this book had a very unique premise. Jet lives with her wealthy family in Woodstock, Vermont. After spending an evening at the town’s Halloween festival, she returns home hoping to enjoy some peace and quiet. Instead, she is brutally attacked. Jet wakes up in the hospital and learns she suffered a serious head injury that required surgery. The bad news is th

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago September 5, 2001 Did you know that the Eagle Valley Co-op Oil Association in Clarissa is closing its doors on September 15? That’s according to Gary Jacobson, who was hired by the co-op’s board of directors to make sure everything was handled properly at the station. The tire service and bulk fuel and oil businesses were closed. “The patrons voted to dissolve the corporation.” The bulk fuel and oil were purchased by Central Ag Services