NEWS
--Hundreds of thousands of Deer Hunters will be heading out Saturday for the start of the firearms deer hunting season. A reminder from the DNR and local authorities to please put safety first when hunting, watch and obey property lines of residences and hunting land, check your surroundings to make sure there is no others around when firing at a deer. Remember to have the proper deer hunting license for the proper animal killed and check deer stands for safety and still a good idea to let someone know your whereabouts and when your expected back in case a situation would arise when you are out hunting alone. Have a safe deer hunt.
--Formal charges have been filed against a man accused of assaulting a woman and holding her hostage in Belgrade Monday. Thirty-five-year-old Christopher Shepersky of Deer Creek is charged with 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm and false imprisonment. Police responded to a home in the 100 block of Washburn Avenue Monday after getting a phone call about a possible assault or homicide. The caller said her ex-husband had told her he stabbed a woman and she was possibly dead. The woman said Shepersky was using meth and may be delusional. Court records show Shepersky had texted the woman photos of the victim's face splattered with blood, a sledgehammer on the floor next to a large pool of blood, and what appeared to be a BB gun rifle next to bloody streaks and bloody footprints. The caller then forwarded those images to the police. Negotiators were able to contact the victim over the phone and ultimately convince Shepersky to release her. The woman was taken to the hospital with a large deep cut to her hand, a cut to her neck, and bruising all over her arms. Police negotiators were eventually able to convince Shepersky to go outside where he was taken into custody nearly eight hours later.
--Pierz Superintendent George Weber said that the first two months of school have gone better than expected with all students in class and very few having to be out with illness since school started. Activities are going strong with recent band and choir concerts, also athletics with fans at games like football that plays again at 5pm today and recent volleyball and cross country meets. Peer Helping is hosting a coat drive if you can help out contact the school and there is also a toy drive during the holidays that will be back this year too. Pierz Healy High School is welcoming veterans and community members to the high school Thursday at 9:30am at the MAC for their Veterans Day Program. They will be showing it on Pierz Schools Youtube page where elementary students will watch this, high school students in attendance with others and that makes more room for community members to come and take part at the school on Veterans Day November 11th at 9:30am. The school is still in need of substitute teachers and if you can help please call 320-468-6458. Weber wants to thank all the members in the community for their continued support of the school district as they push forward into 2022.
--Events this weekend already include a Zion Lutheran Church and Bethel Lutheran Church in Little Falls with bazaar type events Saturday, beef stew supper, Saturday from 5-7:30pm at the St. Michael's Parish Center in Buckman and there will also be a bingo and Pro-Life raffle Sunday 1:30pm at the Holy Trinity Church basement in Royalton. Other bingos are planned this weekend at Our Lady of Lourdes in Little Falls and St. Joseph's in Morrill. Details on events can be viewed at fallsradio.com then community calendar.
--The name of the motorcyclist who was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon by a car has been released. According to the Minnesota State Patrol 28-year old Tyler Bryan Walsh was the motorcyclist. Walsh was killed in the incident in Brainerd. Authorities did not have a hometown listed for Walsh.
--The St. Cloud Area School District has announced their next superintendent. The school board met this Wednesday morning at the District Administration Office to discuss the superintendent selection process. At the meeting, board members voted unanimously to select Laurie Putnam for the role. She accepted the position, pending contract negotiations. Putnam has been with the district for a number of years working as an Assistant Principal at South Jr. High, a Principal at Kennedy Community School, and most recently she served as the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education.
Last month, Superintendent Willie Jett announced he would be leaving the district at the end of the current school year. He has held the position since 2013.
--The Brainerd Jaycees are excited to present America's Ice Fishing Tournament, scheduled for January 22nd, 2022, from 8:00am to 3:00pm. Last year, the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza shifted their on-ice tournament to a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event had 4,700 registered participants across the state of Minnesota and raised $125,357.17 for local charities and non-profit organizations. With the success of last year’s tournament, the committee decided to organize a completely separate, new virtual ice fishing tournament. This year, the event is open country-wide to all ice fishing anglers and will be hosted through the FishDonkey app. Eligible species for the tournament are walleye, northern pike, crappie, perch, and sunfish. The entry fee for the contest is $50. Contestants are eligible to win one of 500 prizes including a new F-150 truck or $25,000 cash. The 500 prizes, with a total value of over $67,000, will be scattered throughout the top 2,000 places based on point-awarded fish values. Tickets for the event are on sale now through the FishDonkey app. Visit www.vitualicefishing.org for more information and follow the event’s updates on Facebook.
--The Pierz City Council meets Monday night at 7pm at Pierz City Hall.
DEATH NOTICES
--Leonard S. Dzieweczynski, age 95 of St. Cloud formerly Swanville.
WEATHER
TODAY= mostly cloudy and windy, high 53.
TONIGHT= clearing skies, winds die down, low 37.
SATURDAY= sunny and pleasant, high 60, low near 40.
SUNDAY= cloudy, breezy, high 58, low near 35.
MONDAY= partly sunny, cooler, high near 50, low near 30.
SPORTS
SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TODAY ON LF RADIO.
HS FB= Upsala/Swanville vs. BBE at Fargo at 12:30pm Q92 WYRQ
HS FB= Royalton vs. Eden Valley at St. John's at 7pm Q92 WYRQ
HS FB= Pierz vs. New London-Spicer at St. Cloud 5pm 94ROCKS
CC= The State Cross County Meet is Saturday at St. Olaf College in Northfield good luck to Wyatt Baum of Little Falls, Ethan Kowalczyk and Nathan Tax of Pierz and Erin Borash of Royalton competing.
COL FB= Gophers host Illinois Saturday 11am on AM960 KLTF.
NFL= Vikings (3-4) are at Baltimore Ravens (5-2) Sunday at noon.