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Portions of the city operated Municipal Athletic Complex are on Federal land owned by the Veterans Administration. Those portions include Joe Faber Field and all of the Veteran's Golf Course with the exception of the club house. Dick Putz Field, the hockey arenas and parking lot are all part of the city's property.

St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis says the City of St. Cloud is looking to hire life guards for the city's wading pools this summer. The pools were not open the past 2 years due to the pandemic.

The past 2 years had been challenging for all schools and that includes the St. Cloud Catholic Community School system due to the pandemic. Cathedral Middle School Principal Erin Hatelstad and Cathedral Activities Director Emmett Keenan joined me on WJON today.

The past 2 years had been challenging for all schools and that includes the St. Cloud Catholic Community School system due to the pandemic. Cathedral Middle School Principal Erin Hatelstad and Cathedral Activities Director Emmett Keenan joined me on WJON today.

Turkey hunting is coming up next week. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. He says turkey hunting is growing in popularity and Central Minnesota has a healthy population of turkeys.

A drought impacted Central Minnesota last summer and fall. St. Cloud Public Services Director Tracy Hodel joined me on WJON this week. She says St. Cloud is at normal water levels but to maintain that we could use a significant amount of rain to get over the water level hump we're at right now.

Gas prices in the St. Cloud area have come down a bit in the last week. St. Cloud State University Economist King Banaian joined me on WJON this week. He says President Biden's decision to release 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is reducing the price of gas at least in the short term.

A mailbox has been reported stolen according to Waite Park Police and Tri County Crimestoppers. Alicia Mages from Tri County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON today. She says a mail box was taken on the 10 block of 12th Avenue North in Waite Park. Mages says the mail box is gone but he post remains.

A recession in 2022? St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today. He says there is no evidence of a recession in his mind in 2022. Banaian says 2023 is still a possibility.

For the past 2 years St. Cloud Hospital and CentraCare has been busy with COVID-19 patients. This week according to CentraCare spokesman, Dr. George Morris, St. Cloud Hospital has just 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and just 1 person in the ICU/Critical Care unit.