by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com Riverview will be the name of Sartell-St. Stephen’s intermediate school when it opens next fall to serve students in grades three through five. The name was revealed Monday, Sept. 16, at Sabre Stadium with games that slowly uncovered the letters spelling out the name. Current second, third and fourth-graders gathered at the stadium for the games
Legislators visit St. Joseph to learn about community center plans
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com St. Joseph leaders and area legislators have tried for years to secure state funding for a community center. That effort may have gotten a boost Sept. 4 when members of the House Capital Investment Committee visited St. Joseph. Legislation introduced by Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) and Sen. Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) seeks $2.5 million in state
Did the drawdown work? Time will tell
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The six-week drawdown project on the river north of Sartell and on Little Rock Lake is now over. Did it produce good results? Time will tell, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The lake and Mississippi River will be closely monitored periodically, but the intended result of the project won’t be fully understood until
Willhite and Tweh lead Kennedy students, staff for the new school year
by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com A familiar face greeted students and staff at Kennedy Community School when Anna Willhite, principal, welcomed everyone for the 2019-20 school year. Willhite was previously an assistant principal at the school for three-and-a-half years, working with Laurie Putnam as principal. Effective in July, Putnam is now the assistant superintendent for secondary education for the St. Cloud
Family again pleads to keep pet chickens
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The Siemens family returned to the Sartell City Council at its Sept. 9 meeting to ask the council again to allow chickens in the city – or at least to make an exception for the Siemens’ three pet chickens. According to Sartell City Administrator Mary Degiovanni, there has never been a specific chicken ordinance or amendment
Vogel continues to promote SaveStations, quick response times
by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com Joel Vogel of St. Joseph spoke at the Aug. 14 St. Joseph Y2K Lions meeting about outdoor automatic external defibrillator SaveStations in the area and the quick response time needed with sudden-cardiac-arrest and heart-attack victims. AEDs are portable machines that are used to deliver electrical shocks through the chest to the heart to people who have
Open house draws a crowd
photo by Carolyn BertschThe Steinkopf family of Sartell eagerly make their way through the high school. They are anxious to transition to the new high school in a few years. They are (left to right) Gabbie, 10; Jen; Tom; and Remi, 9. photo by Carolyn BertschLeanne Skudlarek (left) and Angela Paulson, both of Sartell, lean over a second-floor railing in
FACT helps feed hungry school students
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com It all started in 2018 when some students in the St. Cloud school district came home to tell their parents they’d seen some kids at school eating left-over food from the garbage. That’s when a few alarmed and concerned parents organized a volunteer program dubbed FACT – Feeding Area Children Together. It is a way to