A monster almost killed a husband and daddy
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com For many harrowing days and nights, Ben Dirkes faced imminent death from a threatening monster, and...
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Poet Marwitz respects cold weather
by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com St. Joseph resident and poet Will Marwitz has a great deal of respect for cold weather...
Hammer-Cofell to perform originals at ‘Local Roots’ concert
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com When Adam Hammer of Sartell was challenged in a "Songwriters' Contest" to write a song about...
Cofell-Hammer to perform originals at ‘Local Roots’ concert
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com It's a rare writer who would pen a song that includes a chorus sung by rotten-food...
‘Home Stretch’ takes guesswork out of first-time homebuying
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Many people thinking of buying their first home have no idea what a thicket of challenges...
My Cold Footsteps Speak, a poem by Will Marwitz
My Cold Footsteps Speak by Will Marwitz from his book “Turning the Cup.” I have world-of-work to enjoin As I...
Sartell 2013 Year in Review: Good omens for future popped up all over
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The year 2013 in Sartell might well be described as "onward and upward," because so many...
Monastery archives getting back to routine after flood restoration
by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com This past June, the St. Benedict's Monastery oratory and archives flooded. Prioress Sister Michaela Hedican noticed...