Huskies in the news

As a black man who was raised in the projects of the Deep South, C. Willi Myles first thought ice fishing involved scrounging poor folks instead of being a sport.

The Initiative Foundation, a regional foundation with a focus on economic and community development in the 14 counties of Central Minnesota, announced today that Jeff Wig ’96 has joined the organization as vice president for economic and business development.

When Kevin Gravel ’14 got his big news Feb. 10, he was on a bus with Ontario Reign teammates, heading to an American Hockey League game in San Jose.

Colleen Stark-Haws — C.J. to those who know her best — sits quietly in her motorized wheelchair, watching the tumbling and twisting and balancing going on a few feet away. An aggressive form of multiple sclerosis has robbed her of the ability to move her body below her shoulders.

Sixty-six percent of respondents on a 2004 social capital survey said people could be trusted. That number dropped to 55 percent in 2010. Has the level of trust among Central Minnesotans continued to decline?

St. Cloud State University President Dr. Earl Potter and SCSU’s Adam Klepetar discussed St. Cloud State’s participation in the national Re-Imagining the First Year initiative.

After a survey revealed people think Waite Park lacks a distinct identity, city officials presented myriad city projects and plans for the coming years.

Adam Heede-Andersen and Nebojsa Stanojevic play very different positions, and they come from very different parts of Europe.

It was the harsh reality dropped on him by his hockey coaches at St. Cloud State that made Moorhead boys hockey coach Jon Ammerman ’11 want to become like them.

Being the son of a state trooper had its benefits for young Rodmen Smith ’94, the new boss of the enforcement division at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

It takes months for the radio station to come up with a new, appealing theme. Hundreds of hours are spent on writing questions that befuddle many of trivia fans

Stacy Council Member Samantha Denney is considered an outlier in the world of statistics.

Visitors to practice are nothing out of the ordinary for college basketball teams. But the St. Cloud State men’s team had a rather unique one 50 years ago this week.

It had already been a pretty memorable season for Sartell/Sauk Rapids girls hockey assistant coach Alex Nelson ’14, even before the Storm’N Sabres qualified for the program’s first state tournament with a 2-0 win over Roseau in the Section 8-2A final Friday night in Detroit Lakes.

They come from countries ravaged for decades by war. They’ve been displaced for months or years in a refugee camp in a foreign land. They are whisked away to far corners of the earth, often without their entire family.

Being inside St. Cloud State University’s 3D printing lab is like getting a glimpse of the future.

A new patrol deputy with the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office is looking to incorporate her outgoing personality and friendly nature into her new position. Whitney Paulson, 22, will patrol county roads, conduct traffic stops and respond to calls for services.

Like salmon returning to their spawning ground, lovers of trivia are returning to St. Cloud this weekend for the annual trivia weekend on KVSC, the St. Cloud State University radio station.

Teresa Bohnen ’81 ’84, president of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, will serve a one-year term as vice president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives (MCCE). She will take over as MCCE chair in January 2017.

Elizabeth Valencia-Borgert, organizer and community outreach director for the Center for Continuing Studies, is helping lead the Latino Health Fair Feb. 7 in Melrose.

Retired athletic media relations chief Anne Abicht ’06 earns another award for her pioneering work in women’s intercollegiate athletics.

Paintings on acrylic paper and wood are giving new life to unnoticed and old books. Meet Holly DeGrote ’03, grant-winning and exhibiting artist from Sheldon, Iowa.

St. Cloud has made a national list for one of the top 10 hockey towns to live in.

Emmanuel Oppong ’13, director of social action for the Zeta Nu Sigma chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, is helping gather water and donations for people in Flint, Michigan.

Jessica (Schott) Bitz ’03 is the new second-in-command at Falcon National Bank. As market president she is in line to succeed John Herges ’72 ’77, president and chief executive.