It’s no secret that Rice Lake near Paynesville is one of the most productive and popular fishing lakes in Stearns County.

Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025 at Nordland Lutheran Church near Paynesville for Russell C. Schmidt, age 88, of Paynesville.

CO Matt Brodin (Brainerd #1) patrolled Gull Lake during the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. People from around the ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has charged a Paynesville Dairy Farm owner with racketeering and wage theft.

CO Patrick McGowan (Walker) patrolled Leech Lake throughout the week for angling activity. Overall, the bite remains slow, ...

Remember how awesome the crappie fishing was during the spring? The fish were spawning, bunched in the shallows thicker than fleas on a hound. You were catching slabs off stake beds and brush ...

Andrew Dirks CCSRA (Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area) spent time checking ice anglers and working fish house shelter ID ...

CO Todd VanderWeyst (Paynesville) worked angling activity ... CO Adam Stennett (Annandale) worked fishing activity throughout the week and continued the hunt for the elusive pheasant hunter.