A St. Cloud man was arrested shortly after an attempted burglary in Sartell after midnight on March 31. Christopher Phillip Stock, 18, was arrested by Sartell police shortly after 12:30 a.m. Stock has allegedly broken a window and entered a home at Perimeter Drive in the Evergreen mobile-home park in east Sartell. Someone called the police. Meantime, the man had
Northstar links St. Cloud to Twins
Let Northstar Link and Northstar Commuter Rail take you out to the ball game. Every Twins home game this season will have bus and rail service. Baseball fans will be able to take the Northstar Link bus from St. Cloud or Becker to Big Lake to catch the Northstar train, which takes them directly to Target Field in Minneapolis. At
Champion Field drainage plan set to begin
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The drainage project of Phase II improvements to Champion baseball field in Northside Park can proceed, thanks to an agreement between the City of Sartell and the Sartell Baseball Association and a positive nod from the city council. At its April 9 meeting, the council voted unanimously to provide up to $30,000 in regional half-cent sales-tax
Response to ‘Death raises questions in gun-crazed culture’
Steve Cornett, Sartell Dennis Dalman’s recent column “Death raises questions in gun-crazed culture” proves once again he is looking at things from a very narrow point of view. The reference to the Stand Your Ground law saying it is unnecessary because “if someone kills an attacker because of imminent threat, that fact can be established through an investigation, resulting in
Compassion burnout is modern malady
Did you ever feel as if you are suffocating from compassion burnout? There is too much suffering in the world, and there is nothing – or not much of anything – that any individual, including me, can do about it. Oh, sure, when I’m able to, I contribute some money to this or that good cause. It’s better than doing
Fastpitch team seeks players
Sartell Girls Fastpitch is forming teams for girls ages 10-18. Register online at www.sartellfastpitch.com Deadline is April 11.
Easter hours at MN Street Market
The Market will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 8, but will resume regular hours on Monday. Normal hours are as follows: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Have you checked us out? We’re your local food and art co-op offering organic groceries and products. No membership required. Downtown St. Joseph. www.minnesotastreetmarket.com. 320.363.7733.
Ed Peternell Sr. is 100 years young
Cindy Fox Peternell What’s the hullabaloo about the Titanic lately? Television ads tell us a movie, Titanic 3D, is coming out this week to commemorate its maiden voyage 100 years ago. But, sadly, on April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 2 a.m. in the northern Atlantic Ocean and sank with its crew and 1,500 passengers. The life