Category Archives: Community News
Foley Student Wins Noon Optimist Club's Essay Contest
(KNSI) - A Foley High School student won the Central Minnesota Noon Optimist Club's essay contest. Marly Wheeler won a $500 cash prize for her paper based on the theme "Who is an everyday hero who bri...
Feb 28, 2023 Central Minnesota Noon Optimist Club
Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup Tours Scheduled For Spring
(KNSI) - Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup will have two public tours as operations ramp up this spring. The hour-long open houses will cover a walk out into the forest at Kraemer Lake-Wildwood County Park i...
Feb 28, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
United Way of Central Minnesota Picks New President and CEO
(KNSI) - The United Way of Central Minnesota has chosen its next leader. Stephen Jones was selected as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Cloud-based nonprofit. According to off...
Feb 28, 2023 United Way of Central Minnesota
Pack the Porches Food Drive Returns Friday, March 17th
(KNSI) - The annual Catholic Charities Pack the Porches food drive returns on March 17th. From 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., cash and nonperishable food items will be accepted at Pioneer Place on Fifth, St....
Feb 28, 2023 Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf
St. Cloud Council Tables SAC, WAC, and TAC Issue Again
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council once again postponed any action on the SAC, WAC, and TAC measure Monday night, but progress is being made. City staff and the Central Minnesota Builders Association...
Feb 27, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Area Schools Adding Programming To Counter Enrollment Drop
(KNSI) - District 742 Superintendent Dr. Laurie Putnam views the latest student count as a catalyst for change, but she wants it to be the right change. She says the key to reversing enrollment declin...
Feb 27, 2023 District 742 X
St. Benedict's Monastery Selects Its 18th Prioress
(KNSI) - After months of deliberations, St. Benedict's Monastery has chosen a new leader. Known as a prioress, Sister Karen Rose will essentially function as the business executive for the monastery, ...
Feb 27, 2023 Photo from Pixabay
Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf Receives $131,000 from Stearns bank Community Challenge
(KNSI) - The Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf got a major shot in the arm thanks to Stearns Bank and the Stearns Bank Community Challenge in partnership with the Central Minnesota Comm...
Feb 27, 2023 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud Facebook page
Officials Renew the Call for Winter Heating Safety After Several Structure Fires
(KNSI) - Public safety officials are renewing their call for fire safety after at least two structure fires in Stearns County within a week. The first happened February 19th in Eden Lake Township just...
Feb 27, 2023 Unsplash
Central Minnesota Idol Will Be Crowned On Saturday
(KNSI) - Who will be crowned Central Minnesota Idol? Find out on Saturday at the Paramount Theatre. A lineup of Lara Moline, Mark Schultz, AJ Spoff and Carolyn Curfman has been announced. Each one wil...
Feb 24, 2023