Stanchfield News

A collision with a drunk driver going the wrong way on Hwy. 65 in the early morning hours of June 10, 2009, nearly cost a Stanchfield motorcyclist his leg.

Author: Jasmine Wolfe Source: Student Printz Title: NON-CHRISTIAN HARASSED AT PURVIS HIGH When 17-year-old Shaun Derusha informed his mother that he would be unable to return to Purvis High School until she met with his principal, Denise DeSadier thought he was joking.

By Kelli Baxter Several arrests have been made in connection with a host of burglaries in northern Chisago County townships, Sheriff Todd Rivard said.

Title: FIRST AMENDMENT DOESN'T SHIELD US FROM PRIVATE INFRINGEMENTS Every American is protected by the guarantees of the First Amendment, but protections for religious liberty and free expression apply only when government actions are involved - and therein is the rub for some of our fellow citizens.

Title: SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE IMAGE OF OWLS An international charity is tackling an age old belief in parts of Zimbabwe - that the sighting of an owl or the sound of its hoot is a harbinger of bad luck, ill health, or death.

By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com Even though suicides increased in 2008, the number of people who died as a result of motor vehicles crashes is the lowest it's been in five years.

Jeffrey and Kimberly Campbell of Braham, Minnesota announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda to Jordan Rajkowski, son of Joseph and Teresa Rajkowski, and the late JoAnne Rajkowski, of Stanchfield.

Title: MIXING POLITICS AND WITCHCRAFT His pagan name is Malachite and he belongs to the Coven of the Silver Sickle.

Title: MIXING POLITICS AND WITCHCRAFT His pagan name is Malachite and he belongs to the Coven of the Silver Sickle.

Title: MAN'S RAP SONG CALLED A THREAT TO COPS, SO HE'S IN JAIL FOR 2 YEARS Hardly anyone had heard Antavio Johnson's lyrics until they landed him in prison.

Title: MAN'S RAP SONG CALLED A THREAT TO COPS, SO HE'S IN JAIL FOR 2 YEARS Hardly anyone had heard Antavio Johnson's lyrics until they landed him in prison.

Title: ORGANIC FOOD 'NO BETTER FOR HEALTH THAN FACTORY-FARMED', SAYS U.K. REPORT Shoppers who are willing to pay more than three times the price of factory-farmed chicken for organic birds get no more benefit to their health, according to a study commissioned by the Food Standards Agency.

One man is in custody and another man still at large after an apparent burglary at a rural Kanabec County residence.

Title: COURTS FACE NEW CHALLENGE IN FAITH HEALING CASES Most U.S. states have child abuse laws allowing some religious exemptions for parents who shun medicine for their sick children, but a few recent cases highlight thorny legal issues for parents following less-recognized faiths.

By Jon Tatting editor.countynews@ecm-inc.com Always eager to please and a good friend to many, Bo Foss was not forgotten this year by classmates at Braham Area High School.

Title: WITCHES: WE'LL SUE OVER CHURCH CLUB HIRE REFUSAL A group of witches is claiming religious discrimination because they could not use buildings belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury.

By Evelyn Puffer Contributing writer Both the intoxicated driver and the owner of a car that crashed into a motorcycle on Hwy.

A vehicle driving the wrong direction on TH-65 struck a motorcyclist in the early hours of Wednesday, June 10 south of Isanti.