If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301, or access its tip site at tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime. This information is submitted by the Sartell Police Department. June 6
Don’t let the fall election be all about Trump
Two names you probably haven’t heard until recently, if at all, should set the agenda of issues for the midterm elections. While the elected leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties frequently frame the choice as a referendum on Donald Trump, there are urgent issues that need action and that will shape the United States long after Trump is gone.
Beware the virtues of a paperless world
The paperless society is truly here and I enthusiastically embrace it. No more paper tickets, bills or checks. Manage your finances, indeed your entire life, with a click of a mouse or with a tap on a smartphone. It sounds great and it works like magic…until it doesn’t. Then we are victims to an electronic high-tech hell. Multiple digital failures
Is it time for online retailers to pay sales tax?
It’s a part of the shopping process that is always frustrating for consumers. After finding all of your chosen items in a brick-and-mortar store, you step up to the register where you are charged sales tax from a complicated percentage that would be next to impossible to estimate without a calculator. This is the way shopping has been for a
A grand ol’ flag
Memorial Day is just behind us and the Fourth of July is ahead. But, sandwiched in between both of those patriotic holidays is another oft-forgotten – Flag Day on June 14. I’m not here to discuss what the holiday means or anything else, but rather the American flag itself. I suspect I may have some opinions that could be unpopular
Public notice: City of Sartell Code of Ordinance update
CITY OF SARTELL PUBLIC HEARING RENTAL DWELLINGS, FEE SCHEDULE AND KEY BOX INSTALLATION ORDINANCES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the City of Sartell will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on Monday, July 9, 2018, at the Sartell City Hall, for the purpose of updating the City Code of
June 15 Sartell police blotter
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301, or access its tip site at tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime. This information is submitted by the Sartell Police Department. May 23
Public notice: City of Sartell public hearing on Celebration Neighborhood
CITY OF SARTELL NOTICE OF HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT TO CELEBRATION NEIGHBORHOOD TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sartell will meet in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 6 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018, to consider the improvement to the Celebration Neighborhood and 20th Avenue area drainage and