Good morning, St. Cloud.

St. Cloud’s east end hosts Festi-fall this Sunday as a new-season event - East St. Germain from Riverside Drive to Lincoln Avenue will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. while over 80 vendors and a dozen food trucks serve from noon until 5:00 p.m.

St. Cloud’s Catholic Charities honored local supporter Mark Thelen (founder of Thelen Advertising) and Associated Wholesale Grocers at its annual Good Samaritan Awards for helping expand food rescue and access programs for Central Minnesota families.

The awards dinner was held Tuesday at Harvester Square.

Tri-County Humane Society in St. Cloud is searching for Marin (a two-month-old kitten needing ongoing care) who was taken on Wednesday from the shelter; authorities ask anyone with information to return him safely without fear of charges.

The free Minnesota Family Festival will take place Sunday at the Park Event Center in Waite Park from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A ribbon cutting starts at 9:30 a.m. and the event features activities like inflatable races, jousting and catapult-making for kids.

Area farmers markets remain open through October with the St. Cloud market operating Saturdays from 8 a.m. to Noon downtown, Hutchinson on Wednesdays, Sartell on Monday nights starting Sept.

21, and St. Joseph on Fridays until Oct. 16 — each offering fresh produce and local goods.

Former NFL player Esera Tuaolo is moving 98 Hawaiian Grill from a local food hall and will soon launch his Mr. Aloha Sauces at local stores like Lunds and Coborn's in St. Cloud.

He plans to relocate the restaurant to Minneapolis while honoring his mother's legacy.

Walker Hayes and Crowder will perform at the Ledge Amphitheater (Waite Park) on Friday amid a forecast for rain, and the venue’s rain-or-shine policy means the show will go on unless severe weather forces delays.

St. Cloud’s Tech & Apollo high schools will merge their football teams in 2027 as a drop in student participation prompted the change.

The school board approved the proposal and officials are waiting on the state sports authority’s decision on class alignment.

Sartell Middle School is asking local veterans and service members, including graduates and parents, to speak at its annual Veterans Day assembly scheduled for Wednesday, Nov.

11 at 9:30 a.m. at its 748 7th Street North location — building a list for this event and future years.

St. Cloud State men's hockey was picked eighth in the preseason poll after receiving 102 votes.

Under new head coach Nick Oliver, the Huskies will open the season on Oct. 3 at Bemidji State and face Michigan Tech on Oct. 9 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.