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It won't be long now before the first practices will be held inside the new Sartell hockey arena.

Sartell SummerFest (KNSI) – A scaled-back version of Sartell’s summer festival will occur next month after taking a year off due to the pandemic. This year’s celebration is called ‘Slightly SummerFest‘ with activities June 9-13. City officials stated as the months passed, it became apparent that the loosening of executive orders was not going to be announced with enough time to coordinate, plan and execute a formal SummerFest event. Sartell officials are confident that “Slightly Sum...

Sartell SummerFest returns with slightly altered schedule and name Times staff report View Comments Sartell SummerFest will take place with an abbreviated schedule in June and a name to match: Slightly Summerfest. The SummerFest volunteer committee announced the event on Monday. It will take place from June 9 to 13 in Sartell.  This years festivities will include a citywide garage sale, the 5K Diaper Dash, mini-golf and other small events. Additional events will be shared through social media,...

Sartell Plans to Re-Open Bridge to Pedestrians in 2022 [PODCAST] The old Sartell bridge crossing the Mississippi River near the old Paper Mill site is expected to re-open to pedestrians in 2022.  Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today.  He says the City of Sartell plans construction on a walking and bike path on the east side of the river in the spring of 2022 with the opening of the old Sartell bridge to pedestrians in late 2022 or 2023.  Fitzthum says these improvements could ...

Jake Judd (KNSI News) (KNSI) – The Scheels Athletic Complex in Sartell is scheduled to be completed in the next few weeks. Officials with the facility are planning for a grand opening in late April or early May. The athletic complex consists of the original Bernick’s Pepsi Arena and the new Regional Diagnostic Radiology Arena, RDR Arena for short. The project has doubled the size of the facility. Arena Manager Jon Erickson says the new space will mean more opportunities for kids. “The dem...

Construction crews remain on schedule to complete Regional Diagnostic Radiology (RDR) Arena in April. Sartell Youth Rec Center President Brian Zimny says the demand for the additional recreational space has been growing for years. He says the space isnt even completed and they are already drawing interest from many sports organizations across the state. There is definitely interest. We are getting calls and emails over the last year and its great to see that. He says once completed the arena ...