Why I declined the SEA endorsement
Michael Gruber Sartell On Aug. 14, I received an offer via e-mail to be considered for an endorsement from the...
2024 Elections
Coverage of the 2024 elections
School board is not a ‘military unit’
Michael Gruber Sartell In the Sept. 20 edition of The Newsleaders, Janagan Ramanathan (guest opinion columnist) expressed his wish that...
Questionnaire violated school policy
Ed Schmidt Sartell Some Sartell Middle school parents were recently informed yet again that a questionnaire asking for their child’s...
Justice complex to be built away from downtown
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com A consensus agreement has been arrived at by Stearns County commissioners – that a new county...
SEA endorses three school-board candidates
(from press release) Three school-board candidates have been endorsed by the Sartell Education Association for election to three open seats...
Six vie for three school board seats
The candidates for the three open seats on the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board are (in alphabetical order) Aaron Alexander, Michael...
Three vie for mayor
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The three candidates facing off for the mayoral position are (in alphabetical order) Jon Hazen, and...
Early voting starts on Sept. 20
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Absentee voting, including mail-in ballots, began Sept. 20 for local, state and federal candidates who will...