There is no news source in Stillwater, MN named "The Stillwater Chronicle." The "local" news source in Stillwater is called "The Gazette" which services Stillwater, Oak Park Heights, Bayport and Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The newspapers that would have the death story in it would have been either the "St. Paul Pioneer Press" or the "Minneapolis Star-Tribune," Minnesota's preeminent newspapers.
The topography in Stillwater, MN is pretty flat, unlike the hill behind the motel, and there are no mountains two hours from Stillwater as can be seen while the Impala is seen driving to the spa.
"Sheriff" Hanscum would not be wearing a "Stillwater Police" uniform. The uniform that she should be wearing is that of the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), which is headquartered in Stillwater, Minnesota.