Huskies in the news

The lighted screens of electronic devices attract kids’ eyes in school and at home — and they could be harming sleep patterns.

Alumnus Matt Elvehjem ’96 is named senior vice president at Valley Bank and Trust Co.

Alumnus Ben Januschka ’80 retires as principal of Farmington Elementary School.

St. Cloud State defenseman Will Borgen has made the U.S. National Junior hockey team.

Chelsea Nooker sees her role on the St. Cloud State women’s basketball team as serving the same purpose as that first cup of morning coffee.

The unemployment rate remains low, which is good news for workers, but challenging for businesses looking to hire.

The Savage City Council voted Monday night to authorize the appointment of Savage resident Gregory Boatman ’94 to the position of parks and recreation manager effective Jan. 11, 2016.

Luke Lutterman ’05 ’10 is activities director at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.

Jeff Oxton ’98 is named assistant chief police in the St. Cloud Police Department. Brett Mushatt ’07 is promoted to commander.

Many hope to leave a legacy in their field, but not all succeed. Those who have a significant impact in their positions hope it continues and is built upon for generations to come.

Romaine and Raymond Hoffarth will soon be celebrating their 90th birthdays — on the same day.

David Beuning ’84 creates a new word game.

The biggest surprise to emerge from an archaeological survey that started late this fall in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is what hasn’t turned up.

The St. Cloud Times Editorial Board pays a visit to ISELF.

An experiment that started last month in St. Cloud State University’s Aquatic Toxicology Lab expands upon 2012 studies that determined fish might be affected by pharmaceuticals entering rivers and lakes through wastewater treatment plant effluents.

Greta Perske ’13 appears on Ellen with the bone marrow donor who saved her life.

St. Cloud City Council approved Monday applications for temporary liquor licenses at two St. Cloud State University men’s hockey games.

A Sartell Leukemia survivor, her husband, and the bone marrow donor who saved her life will share their story on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday.

Bowling Green safeties coach Nick Monroe will join Dino Babers’ staff at Syracuse, a source told Syracuse.com. Monroe was the secondary coach for two seasons at Allegheny College following a four-year career at St. Cloud State University as a cornerback.

Abdi Abdirahman Hussein applied to ensure that no persons are excluded from participating equally and fully in the human experience at the highest level because of race, gender and nationality. Hussein said he wants to secure for all citizens equal opportunity in employment, housing, public accommodations, and full participation in city affairs by supporting the ...

A higher percentage of Minnesotans believe that climate change is happening compared to surveys that ask residents across the country.

In 1939, local architect Nairne W. Fisher designed a rear annex erected by WPA workers with granite donated by St. Cloud State Teachers College — now St. Cloud State University.

Africa Week at St. Cloud State University will end with dinner, dancing and more Saturday.

You may soon be able to buy a cold beer at a St. Cloud State University hockey game. The school is asking the city of St. Cloud for temporary liquor licenses to sell beer at two upcoming men’s games.

It will be good to have the School of Public Affairs at St. Cloud State University conduct a new survey. Like the previous efforts, it will seek to measure social capital by asking about the strength of the connections people have to their communities.