Huskies in the news

Southwest Minnesota State University Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski announced on Wednesday that Dan Allen has been named the new head women’s and men’s cross country and track & field coach at SMSU.

David Weston, a Rec and Sports Management student, was interviewed on WCCO news for “Get outside and Celebrate.”

University of Minnesota’s women’s hockey head coach Brad Frost has announced the hiring of Dean Thibodeau as the program’s new director of hockey operations.

Chiefs wide receiver Fred Williams didn’t need to search far to locate motivation during the offseason.

The Stearns History Museum teamed up with St. Cloud State University Graduate Students and Archaeologists Charlie Peliska and Corey Yates for a day camp for kids.

St. Paul resident and St. Cloud State grad Heather Miller-Koch won the silver medal in the heptathlon at the Pan Am Games and was fourth at the national championships.

Tired of trying to keep track of assignments and exams as a student at St. Cloud State University, one computer science major decided to take matters into his own hand and create a mobile app to do it for him.

The new leader of Rapid City’s airport will arrive with a goal of attracting more summer travelers. Patrick Dame in mid-September will become the airport’s executive director.

The St. Cloud State left-handed pitcher was throwing for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League for a second straight summer, and the timing felt right to sign a professional contract.

Dr. David Malchow ’07 and Greg Breen ’91 ’92 reach career milestones.

Julie Friend finished her degree in May and was trying to find a career path.

A distant lawnmower buzzed, a kid pedaled his bike in lazy circles in the middle of the street, a St. Cloud State University archaeological dig went largely unnoticed.

Upon meeting Lorraine Peschel, one is struck by her unassuming manner and welcoming home. It seems that those who really do the most for our community are usually people of great humility and kindness that belie the continual activity beneath their calm surface which benefits so many of those around them.

Laura Knoblach has not participated in a triathlon, but she is going to take on a big challenge. Knoblach, a 2013 graduate of St. Cloud Christian School, is registered to participate in the Ironman Boulder on Sunday in Colorado.

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever announce Anthony Hauck as the organization’s director of public relations.

Spraying to all fields … • Ex-Warhawks on the move: A reminder that it’s not where you start but how you finish that really matters for student-athletes at the collegiate level.

Is college radio still viable in today’s media environment?

Good things come in fours, according to St. Cloud State University.

Nick Thibault ’14 wants to be a college coach at some point and he thinks the next step toward that goal is to be a head high school coach.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has named Tim Hill ’82 vice chancellor for Regional Programs, the school said Thursday.

Jim Bullard ’84, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, sees startups as an attractive growth alternative to trying to lure existing businesses from other places.

Recent Rock Island High school graduate Cynthia Myers-Miles — a standout for the Rocks’ track & field team — will be sprinting to the St. Cloud State University women’s track team this fall.

To say Maria Hauer of St. Cloud State University was busy during her freshman year would be an understatement.

Old MacDonald may have had a farm, but Paul Imholte ’82 thought there was no reason he couldn’t have a banjo. The Saint Cloud native is singing and playing string instruments to songs like “Old MacDonald Had A Farm” and “You are my Sunshine” for young audiences.

WJON – Minnesota’s minimum wage goes up by a buck to $9 an hour on Saturday. It was a year ago on August 1st that the state’s minimum wage was raised to $8 an hour. King Banaian is the Dean of the School of Public Affairs at St. Cloud State University. He says, based on figures from ...