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Prep football Week 6 scoreboard; ROCORI and Holdingford hosting undefeated section foes
SAINT CLOUD — Two giant matchups between four local teams dominate the schedule for Week 6 in St. Cloud-area high school football. Many of the teams in the coverage area are out of town, including undefeated Becker (5-0) and Kimball (5-0). But traveling fans of the teams will be rewarded with matchups that could pop up late in the postseason. The Bulldogs are playing ROCORI (4-1) in Cold Spring, and the Cubs are in Holdingford versus the...
St Cloud’s Newest Fitness Center Starting to Take Shape
We have been hearing for months that there is a new fitness Center coming to St. Cloud, and will have a location at Crossroads Mall. But, the access will be on the outside of the mall, The location is right next to DSW, Ulta and Home Goods. If you remember where Sears was formerly, that is the location. Sears now has been broken up into 4 different businesses. Definitely making the most of that space.
St. Cloud Looking at Selling a Downtown Parking Lot
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The city of St. Cloud is interested in selling off one of its downtown parking lots hoping to spark some development. The Planning and Zoning Department is seeking a Planning Commission recommendation on the potential sale of the Riverboat parking lot. That's the lot at the corner of 5th Avenue and 1st Street South next to the former House of Pizza.
The History of SCSU’s Hockey Center; Huskies To Host Gophers
The St. Cloud State men's hockey team is set to begin the season with an exhibition game against the Gophers Saturday night at 6 p.m. The game will be played at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Division I hockey was made possible in part by the efforts of Herb Brooks.
Public Hearing Set to Discuss Backyard Chickens in St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The St. Cloud Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on Tuesday on backyard chickens. The commission already discussed the potential keeping of chickens in urban residential districts at its meeting in September. They requested the city staff prepare an ordinance allowing the keeping of chickens.
Improvements For Sherco Plant Part Of New Excel Energy Agreement
MINNEAPOLIS (WJON News) -- Xcel Energy has announced it has come to an agreement with key stakeholders on its 2024 resource plan to advance the company's carbon reduction goal. The agreement includes new investments in battery energy, storage systems, wind and solar power, and natural gas while also extending the lives of its two carbon-free nuclear plants.
Wright County Board of Commissioners vote to freeze their wages in 2025
At the Oct. 1 meeting of the Wright County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Nadine Schoen asked for an item to be added to the consent agenda. This isn’t a rare occurrence, but what Schoen proposed was. “In light of this year’s budget – so much appreciation goes out to our department leadership and staff for all the sacrifices and hard work put in to get to the 2025 budget,” Schoen said. “Because of this, I would like to make a motion not to adopt a...
Pierz dominates homecoming night with 30-point win
The Pierz Pioneers football team defended its home turf against the Melrose Dutchmen with a 56-26 win on homecoming night, Friday, Sept. 27. Pioneers Head Coach Danny Saehr said the team didn’t have its best performance the week before, with the 12-34 loss to Albany. However, this week, the team had several different players finding themselves scoring in the end zone. “The kids had a good week of practice and...
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