contributed photo Dr. Michael Rivard was chosen as the new superintendent for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. A long ...

contributed photo Ashley Stumvoll stands by her flower-vending cart. Once each week all summer and into October, she sold ...

After 14 consecutive years as mayor (that’s seven two-year terms), Schultz announced at the May 6 city council meeting that he would not file for re-election for the Nov. 5 general election. Since ...

Two men are competing for Stearns County commissioner second district this election season. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. District 2 includes St. Joseph, precincts 1 and 2; St. Stephen and Sartell, ...

If elected to a seat on the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board, Aaron Alexander would like to bring what he calls a “needed change to the board.” Alexander is one of six candidates vying for three seats ...

Carolyn Bertsch Spectators watch as St. Stephen firefighters (from left to right) Captain Joe Gordon, Stuart Koshiol and ...

Chelsea Thielen, Tricia Meling and Matt Moehrle are not ideological. They are present in our schools and are committed to building consensus to address the issues that directly impact our kids, our ...

The word “community” is extremely over-used these days in place of the simpler “village,” “town” or “city.” However, in the case of St. Stephen, that word perfectly defines that town and its people.

Janagan Ramanathan is a Sartell High School alum, former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman and current aerospace engineering major at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Minnesota statute requires school board elections be non-partisan because the mission of public education is to prepare students to be lifelong learners and informed citizens. This goes above and ...

Those women have the courage to speak “truth to power.” I urge all (especially fellow veterans who are fathers, husbands, brothers, uncles) to stand with me on Election Day, Nov. 5, in making history ...

Two men are in critical condition following a shooting that occurred Oct. 13 in Gilmanton Township according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the assault with a firearm.