Canadian-based company to close in Sartell
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com After less than two years of operation, the Canadian-based E.T. Manufacturing will close its plant in...
Community Education offers staggering variety for all ages
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com The classes range from fun to serious, from physical to cerebral, from artistic to technical –...
Quilts played key role in Civil War
(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series about classes offered through the Winter/Spring Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education...
Fire destroys mobile home near Rice
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com A mobile home near Rice was declared a total loss after firefighters doused its flames Feb....
Willemsen seeks DFL endorsement for Senate 13
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com Michael Willemsen of Sauk Rapids believes deeply in his heart in the essence of democracy as...
President Obama, please appoint nominee as soon as possible
The body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had hardly cooled before some Republicans, including a few presidential candidates, began...
Will new president fix or destroy health system?
Recently, in a speech, Donald Trump blasted the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) for premium rates going up by 35 to...
Sabres dance their way to state awards
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com The Sartell Sabre Dance Team danced away with two third-place awards from the state high-school dance...