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Owner of 3 bulls found wandering in Holdingford identified

A passerby spotted the the cattle wandering the Community Country Church lawn and thought they could be a potential traffic issue on County Road 17.
Credit: Stearns County Sheriff's Office
A passerby spotted three cows eating grass on a church lawn in Holdingford Sunday morning.

HOLDINGFORD, Minn. — There are things that are easy to misplace in our hustle bustle world, like a set of car keys, your phone or a wallet.

One would think a bull would be a touch tougher to lose track of, but in Stearns County the sheriff's office is looking for the owner of three wayward bovines who were spotted hanging out on a church lawn in Holdingford. 

Deputies were dispatched Sunday morning around 7:30 a.m. to the Community Country Church on a hazard call after a passerby spotted the the cattle wandering the church lawn and thought they could be a potential traffic issue on County Road 17. 

The first deputy on scene was able to herd the cattle to a nearby farm with help from local residents. Residents had already checked a number of farms around the area and were unable to determine where the cattle came from. 

Well, the story took hold on social media and it wasn't long before Jon Dobis learned he was missing three members of his herd. 

"From the looks of it, they rubbed a gate down and started their adventure across Holdingford," Dobis told KARE 11. "The community really came together to track them down...I thank everyone who helped out in getting them back home." 

Actually, the boys aren't home quite yet. Dobis also works a construction job besides working his farm, so he'll pick his three meandering bulls up from the farmer who's been caring for them later Monday night. 

 

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