CSB donates money to city, denied lodging tax exemption
by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com A request by the College of St. Benedict to be exempt from a recent lodging tax...
Video contest aims for inclusiveness, acceptance of disabled
by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com A Sauk Rapids-based center for independent living is holding a create-your-own-video contest to reduce the stigma...
Former Marine to run for House District 13B seat
by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com A former Marine from Sauk Rapids is entering another kind of arena where fighting has become...
SJP instructor named Teacher of the Year
by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com A St. Joseph instructor has been named Teacher of the Year by the Minnesota Chapter of the American...
Lockboxes to allow firefighters easy access to homes
by Ben Sehnert news@thenewsleaders.com Nearly eight years ago, two members of the St. Joseph Fire Station conceived of a project...
Paramount changing its name to reflect services, opportunities
by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com The Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center is changing its name effective immediately to better reflect...
Sauk Rapids native becomes candidate for Senate District 13 seat
by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com Michael Willemsen comes from a long line of farmers from the Cold Spring and Eden Valley...
New museum exhibit to focus on children’s health
by Ben Sehnert news@thenewsleaders.com After an afternoon of opening its doors to area schoolchildren, the Stearns History Museum celebrated the...