“What do you think of the Verso paper mill closing forever?” (This photo poll was conducted Aug. 6 by Newsleader reporter Amber Roerick in various places throughout the greater St. Cloud area. 1. Beth Althaus St. Cloud “It’s really sad the mill is closing. The loss of jobs is very bad and I really do feel for those people who
Muskies to play for state baseball championship
w/team photo by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Starting this Sunday, the Sartell Muskies will have a shot at the state amateur baseball championship when they take on Waterville beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Dick Putz Field at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud. The next championship games will take place with 16 teams at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 at
Several court appearances precede actual trial
by Judge William Cashman St. Cloud This column will discuss the procedures courts follow in criminal cases in Minnesota. When a person is arrested without a warrant for either a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony, that person may not be detained more than 48 hours unless a criminal complaint has been signed by a judge, or a judicial determination has
Paper-mill smell was ‘security blanket’ to woman raised near Watab Co.
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Myrna Pfau vividly remembers, while living on Riverside Avenue 70-plus years ago, her father walking across the foot bridge above the dam to his job at the Watab Pulp and Paper Co. Bob Pitschka, her father, was the chief electrician at the plant. Most mill workers, those who lived on the west side of the Mississippi
Handwritten notes are becoming extinct. Why?
On a recent trip to Barnes and Noble, I came across a box of quotable cards. I was more than excited as it was the first time I have seen them in St. Cloud and have often found them only at the airport. It was a good day. As I expressed my excitement, an older woman walked up and we started
Bachmann visits Sartell, pledges support
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann has suggested the hydroelectric dam operated for so many years by a succession of paper mill companies might be run by the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers. Bachmann paid a visit to Sartell Aug. 9 to pledge her support for unemployed Verso workers and to promise to help find some kind of use for the Verso
Food drive hosted by volleyball team UB 8-17
The Sartell High School Girls Volleyball Team will host a Teamin’ Up for Hunger Food Drive from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. During this hour, girls from the Sartell Volleyball Team will collect non-perishable food items and fresh produce for the local food shelf from those Sartell neighbors who would like to participate. If you are not visited by a
Three incumbents handily win primary
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Three incumbents who represent Sartell handily survived primary challenges in the Aug. 14 primary election. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Plymouth) received 183,692 votes statewide. Her challengers, Democrats Dick Franson, Jack Edward Shepard and Darryl Stanton garnered respectively 6,839 votes, 6,640 votes and 5,157 votes. Those vote totals were considered “unofficial” as of Wednesday morning on the