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The River Road/County 1 road project continues in Sartell. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON. He says phase 1 of the project is close to wrapping up with phase 2 slated to start May 31. Fitzthum says phase 2 will focus on 7th Street North up to 12th Street.

St. Cloud Schools are planning some building improvements this summer. St. Cloud School Superintendent Willie Jett joined me on WJON. He says Clearview Elementary will be remodeled for a controlled entrance, Talahi Elementary will have an HVAC upgrade, and North Junior High will have a couple of canopies replaced.

The St. Cloud Police Department is reporting a burglary on the 100 block of 28th Avenue North. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. She says someone entered an attached garage and stole some food and hand tools.

Stearns County's Quarry Park will be hosting Activity Day Saturday May 21st from 9 a.m. - noon. The event is free and open to the public. Stearns County Park Operations Coordinator Sarah Weed and Stearns County Commissioner Joe Perske joined me on WJON.

Summer is fast approaching and the warmer weather won't be far behind. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis joined me on WJON for a Radio Town Hall Meeting. He says the city is struggling to find part-time employees to staff the 4 wading pools in the community making the opening of the wading pools iffy.

Cathedral High School and Middle School has had international students in the past and will be introducing 8 new international students this coming fall. Christina Oliver is the Director of International Programs at Cathedral. She says the students range from Madrid, Spain, Minorca, Norway and 3 students from Korea.

Stearns County's Quarry Park will be hosting Activity Day Saturday May 21st from 9 a.m. - noon. The event is free and open to the public. Stearns County Park Operations Coordinator Sarah Weed and Stearns County Commissioner Joe Perske joined me on WJON.

The series of rain showers and storms that hit Central Minnesota last week has dealt additional consequences for area lakes. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON this week. He fished the Horseshoe chain of lakes this week and that's where the pictures from this story are coming from.

A simple way to improve a person's health is walking. That according to Medical Director of Whole Health Dr. Sean Omara from the St. Cloud V.A. Dr. Omara says a new study done at the Washington D.C. Veterans Administration Center indicated the health benefits of walking.

The St. Cloud Police Department is reporting that a black Tesky Utility flatbed trailer with a dropdown ramp was stolen this past weekend in the 10 block of 22nd Avenue North. The trailer is displaying Minnesota registration license ABL 803.