Clearwater is a town in northwestern Wright County with a small portion in Stearns County in Central Minnesota. Clearwater is located along Interstate 94 and State Highway 24.
Melrose is a town in western Stearns County in Central Minnesota with a population of 3,598. Melrose is along Interstate 94 and Highway 52 with other access points coming from County Road 13 and Main Street.
The St. Cloud State men's hockey team held their red/black scrimmage Sunday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The Huskies will host St. Thomas in their season opener Saturday October 7th at 6 p.m. SCSU will play at St. Thomas at 4 p.m. Sunday October 8.
St. Martin or as many locals call it "Smartin" is a town with a population of 343 in Central Minnesota located along county roads 12 and 195. The community was plated in 1866 and named after Martin of Tours. St. Martin was incorporated in 1891.
Richmond, Minnesota is a town of 1,422 people southwest of St. Cloud on Highway 23. The community was settled in the 1850s, platted in 1856 and incorporated in 1890. Richmond has many lakes in the area including the horseshoe chain of lakes.
Bowlus is a small town in Morrison County with a population of 279 according to the most recent census. Bowlus was platted in 1907 and named by officers from the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Ste. Saint Marie Railroad. A post office has been in operation in Bowlus since 1907.