Waite Park News

As high school sweethearts, Delroy and Caroline Schoenleben were married on July 6, 1949 at Evangelical United Brethren Church in Paynesville, Minnesota.

A pilot program is giving children in some of the area's poorest neighborhoods a hands-on lesson about science and gardening - plus some fresh vegetables to take home.

St. Cloud grew slightly from 2007 to 2008 as did several neighboring cities, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Area mayors will hold a joint town hall meeting Tuesday in St. Cloud. The St. Cloud, St.

Al Ringsmuth Public Library 253 Fifth Ave. N, Waite Park "Places that Sing" - Photography by Carol Weiler.

St. Cloud police this morning arrested a Minneapolis man in connection with a rash of quick-change scams in St.

I'm sometimes asked how I come up with my columns. There's no formula. I've got my theme, lifted from the mission statement of the Collegeville Institute where I used to work - 'the renewal of human community' - and the Times's directive: tie to something in the news and give a local slant.

Deaths reported today to the St. Cloud Times: Julia Erickson, 87, Lake Elmo, formerly of Avon.

WAITE PARK - The Waite Park Family Fun Festival Committee has chosen Waite Park resident Donnie Steichen as the 2009 festival grand marshall.

Waite Park police are warning drivers and bicyclists to be careful after two crashes within 24 hours on Seventh Street South.

For many shoppers, the thrill of a good deal and a closer eye on their pocketbook has led to increased shopping at resale, thrift and consignment shops.

Plans to bring commercial and housing development to Waite Avenue near Crossroads Center have stopped after the developer was unable to acquire homes needed for the project.

SAUK RAPIDS - Mike Frericks struck out 10 in leading the Waite Park Silver Stars to an 8-1 American Legion baseball win over Sauk Rapids Thursday night.

WAITE PARK - Waite Park's annual Grand Day Parade drew a larger crowd this year, and part of that could be due to the economy, festival organizers said.

Lobo, an 80-pound Rottweiler cross, suffered massive injuries after getting hit by a car five weeks ago.

The calendar says summer doesn't start for more than a week. But what does the calendar know? When festival season starts in Minnesota, it's summer, and that's that.

Whitney Jones graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor of arts degree in Hispanic studies and Latin American and Italian studies.

Several streets will be closed Saturday for Waite Park's Family Fun Fest. The parade lineup begins at noon on Third Street North and the parade begins at 2 p.m. Police Chief Dave Bentrud said the following streets will be closed from noon-4 p.m. Saturday: Third Street North from Fourth Avenue to 10th Avenue; Fifth Avenue North from First Street to ...

Oak Hill Community School, the third-largest school in the St. Cloud district, will get an assistant principal next year to help with student and staff supervision, Superintendent Steve Jordahl said.

Drivers on Stearns County Road 75 should have fewer stops since the Stearns County Highway Department's recent adjustment of the timing of traffic signals.