Holdingford News

Although three years have passed, Wayne Smith can still close his eyes and see the outline of the teenage boy walking toward his house on Sarah Lane.

Good morning, St. Cloud area. Today's edition features the first of a two-part series called "Failure to Protect." The series exposes gaps in monitoring the placement of children who are wards of the state into foster or adoptive families.

At Talahi Community School, where minority enrollment has hit 68 percent, the state has asked St.

Almost 24 hours a day, with only a 30-minute break here or there, a herd of more than 1,600 cows... The finalists are: Mark Messman, elementary principal in Holdingford; Wade McKittrick, superintendent of Milroy Public Schools; and Dave Kuehn, activities director in Waconia.

Cacilia F. "Ceil" Schmidt, 95, of Austin, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Sacred Heart Care Center.

Included among other donations, the Holdingford St. Isidore Knights of Columbus Council recently donated $250 to the Holdingford Food Shelf.