Good morning, St. Cloud.

St. Cloud Park and Recreation will host Badges and Bobbers at Lake George this Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., where kids can fish with local police, fire, and DNR teams (no sign-up is needed and rods and bait are provided).

Jaidah Ruedy, 22, passed away on July 12, and her family will hold a Celebration of Life on Friday, July 31 from 4:30pm to 8:00pm at VFW Granite Post 428 to remember her inspiring life.

A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. July 25 at Cold Spring Lions Park for Danel Dockendorf Spisak (a ROCORI graduate) who passed away May 8 at St. Joseph Hospital.

Jeanna Zunker—a longtime court reporter from St. Cloud—was appointed as a National Director by the NCRA at the 2026 conference in Bellevue to serve a three-year term.

Marking its 40th anniversary, Dollar Tree announced it will close 75 stores nationwide while opening about 400 new ones during fiscal 2026.

The company did not specify which locations (including any in St. Cloud) might be affected.

Common Roots Festival will take place August 20-22 in downtown St. Cloud featuring original music by nearly 40 local and regional artists.

The celebration kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at Beaver Island Brewing Company.

Prism Path mural will be painted on a wall in the alley behind Books Revisited as free workshops—held today at Books Revisited and Aug.

15 and 29 at the Farmers Market—involve locals in shaping the design before installation begins Sept. 1 with a public unveiling Sept. 17.

Granite City Comics in St. Cloud is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a weeklong event featuring a sale, limited edition T-shirts, a trivia contest and original Spider-Man artwork (built into the soda machine) starting Saturday, May 1.

The shop, which opened in 1986, remains a local landmark.

Greater St. Cloud Job Spot lists over 3,200 available positions while a Boomerang campaign aims to bring back former residents—filling technical roles and supporting community growth.

Local employers address challenges like childcare and housing—boosting programs for a sustainable workforce.

Oak Grove tattoo artist Nakee Bullen lost her cat Fridge during a camping trip near Great Sand Dunes in Colorado and searched for 40 days before driving 16 hours to a humane society where Fridge (a fighter) was found healthy and ready to come home.

The St. Cloud Rox beat the Minot Hot Tots 4 to 0 on Sunday in Watford City, with Tyler Phenow pitching six scoreless innings (record 33 to 18) and the team will host the La Crosse Loggers at Joe Faber Field Tuesday night.

Foley Post 298 edged the St. Cloud 76ers 2-1 on Sunday — with Jake Drexler throwing 6 1/3 strong innings — while Pierz Post 341 routed St. Augusta 10-0 in the Minnesota Legion Baseball play-in.

Both games showcased local teams in a decisive contest.