Community Showcase slated for April 14 The St. Joseph Community Showcase, sponsored by the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Local retail, commercial, educational and service organizations will have booths to visit. Food, entertainment, including a drone presentation and Freedom Flight, along
Public notice: City of Sartell Vacation of internal drainage and utility easements – Sandstone Village Two
CITY OF SARTELL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION OF INTERNAL DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASEMENTS Lot 2 and 3, Block 1, Sandstone Village Two NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN upon motion of the city council of Sartell, Minnesota, a public hearing will be held before the City Council of Sartell, Minnesota, in the council chambers at the Sartell City Hall, on the
Public notice: City of St. Stephen Ordinance 61, chapter 6: Liquor, beer and wine
CITY OF ST. STEPHEN ORDINANCE 61 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 61.10 AND 61.11 OF ORDINANCE 61 ADOPTED ON 5 APRIL 2017 AND TITLED “CHAPTER 6: LIQUOR, BEER AND WINE.” The City Council of St. Stephen, Minnesota ordains: Section 61.10 of Ordinance 61 adopted on 5 April 2017 and titled “Chapter 6: Liquor, Beer and Wine” is amended to read: Section
Update, photo tour of new high school
by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com All photos by Dave DeMars Six months ago there were large earth-moving machines pushing mounds of dirt, loading trucks and readying the site. Today three skeleton frameworks mark the classroom portions of what will be the new high school. Behind the framework sits other enclosed portions of the school. Today is a tour of the construction
Sartell student wins photo award
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com Sartell High School senior Hannah Bous was selected as a finalist in the 38th annual Photographer’s Forum’s College & High School Photography Contest. Her photo, taken at the Sartell-St. Stephen school district’s homecoming parade, was selected out of 12,000 photographs from students around the world. Bous is a teaching assistant for photography teacher Angela Heckman and
There’s really no way to save daylight
After long, dark winters, the time to “spring forward” marks the symbolic beginning of summer. We look forward to long summer evenings enjoying outdoor recreation until well after 9 p.m. As we enter April with golf courses and softball fields covered by snow and with the outdoor temperature more appropriate for downhill skiing than water skiing, the March 11 switch
How to get around a roundabout argument
Religion and politics. Those are two topics that should never be discussed if you want to keep a conversation friendly and flowing. By bringing up one of those topics, you’ll find everyone has deeply held opinions they will gladly and enthusiastically share. I’d like to add roundabouts to that list of hot topics. The Newsleader staff meets on Friday mornings
Are Trump’s Cabinet exits cause for concern?
During the last several weeks, there has been much drama in the Trump administration. Early in March, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was pushed out in favor of CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Even more recently, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin was also fired. It’s increasingly becoming a trend, but is it something we need to be concerned about, or