Newsletter: Friday, December 27th 2019
NEWS
--Due to the lack of ice and the warmth of this month of December, Chuck Zwilling announced Thursday morning that the 3rd Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial I.C.E. Fest on Green Prairie Fish Lake we will be moving the date from January 11th and 12th which was the original date to now to February 8th and 9th. If you are an activity, donor in kind, visitor, volunteer or a vendor please contact Chuck Zwilling as soon as you can to make sure you can still make it work on helping out or being part of the I.C.E. Fest. Zwilling said that the ice amounts on the lake were around 6-7 inches and that is just not enough to make it first of all a safe event with the people, and he would be unable to try and break the world record for the ice carousel. If you need to contact Chuck he can be reached at (320) 249-1504.
--On December 24, 2019 a resident in the Cushing area, south of Motley, let their dogs out in the morning to use the bathroom. When the dogs returned a short time later, one was missing. After looking for the dog for a long time the resident put a notice out on a Missing Dogs in MN website. A short time later the resident was contacted by someone who had seen a dog matching the description of the missing German Shepherd. The dog was located 15 miles away in Todd County. It was learned the dog had been shot, the collar removed, and then dumped on the side of the road. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office at 320-632-9233.
--A 54-year old Royalton man was sentenced in Morrison County District Court. Robert Harland was sentenced to 45 days in jail on a felony fleeing police charge, and was given a stay of imposition on a gross misdemeanor DWI charge. The original charges stemmed from a June 13 incident, when a Morrison County Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle crossing over the fog and center lines near Buckman. When the deputy activated his emergency lights, the driver sped up and did not stop when the squad’s sirens were activated. The vehicle continued to drive south at speeds ranging from 25 to 60 miles per hour. During the pursuit, the vehicle was all over the road and touching each shoulder. The pursuit ended as a deputy attempted a pit maneuver. The driver was ordered out of the vehicle and identified as Meehl, who appeared to be unsteady on his feet, smelled of alcohol and was uttering random words. Meehl was taken to the Morrison County Jail, where a portable breathalyzer test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .172. Another breath test showed Meehl had a blood alcohol content of .15. Meehl’s driving privileges were revoked at the time of the incident. For the felony, he was sentenced to 45 days in jail and was given credit for six days served. He also had a 320 day sentence for the DWI stayed for four years. Meehl was also sentenced to four years of supervised probation and was fined $185.
--A Wisconsin man injured after firework goes off near his face. On December 24th at approximately 11:02pm the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a medical emergency in the 17000 block of Big Fish Lake Road in Collegeville Township regarding an individual who had been hit in the head with a firework. 41-year-old Daniel Rothstein of Dane, Wisconsin, was lighting fireworks when a firework went off near Rothstein’s face. The firework caused injury to Rothstein’s face and he was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment.
--The Pierz City Council met this week on Monday night. At the meeting the council approved an updated Fire Department Employee Handbook. The police pursuit policy was approved to match what other agencies in the state are doing. A building permit was approved to MHP Properties at the address of 310 3rd Ave NW where they will be moving in a used trailer home. The Pierz City Council meets next on January 13th at 7:00pm at Pierz City Hall.
--The Todd County Sheriff's Office back on December 21st received a report of a hit and run crash near the intersection of 490th St and 133rd Ave in Hewitt where a vehicle collided with a 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe owned by Samuel White of rural Hewitt, causing damage to the rear end of the Tahoe. The suspect vehicle then fled the scene. Then on December 20th there were multiple reports taken of damage to fire numbers and mailboxes on Timberlane Road and Spruce Road. Anyone with information on either case are encouraged to contact the Todd County Sheriff's Office at (320) 732-2157.
--Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard is notifying the public that 37-year old Terry Lee Bryant is moving into Crow Wing County on January 1st, 2020, and will be residing on Estate Circle Drive in rural Brainerd. Bryant has a history of sexual contact with male and female teenagers who were known to him. The contact occurred after meeting online and then in person. He is classified as a level three offender by the Department of Corrections. Sheriff Goddard wants the public to know that his office has an intensive monitoring program in place that includes home visits to the offender and working alongside probation and the Department of Corrections.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
--Cody and Katie Samler of Little Falls, boy on December 24th