Monday, December 31, 2012
The tragic death touched many in the St. Michael, Albertville community.
The story of this shocking death was the No. 1 most-read post on St. Michael Patch in 2012. It was published July 1, 2012. More than two months later, answers to why Olson died were revealed. That post follows the story below. ------- ST. MICHAEL, MN -- UPDATE: (11 a.m., Monday, July 2): The local sheriff's office released the name of the 16-year-old girl who collapsed while running in Sunday morning's heat and humidity and later died at a local hospital as Michaela Marie Olson of St. Michael. Olson was an honor roll student and was set to be a junior in the fall. UPDATE (9:30 a.m., Monday, July 2): The Wright County Sheriff's Department reports: "Wright County Sheriff’s [deputies] responded to a medical emergency on the bike path …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Days later, Romney chose Wis. Congressman Paul Ryan.
The story of Michele Bachmann's visit to St. Michael and her prediction on Mitt Romney's pick made for the No. 2 most-read post of 2012 on St. Michael Patch. It was published Aug. 10, 2012. Days later, Romney chose Wis. Congressman Paul Ryan. Check back Monday for the No. 1 story of 2012. ------- Put on the spot by her host recently at a St. Michael, MN manufacturer, Rep. Michele Bachmann didn't hesitate when she made her prediction for the person she thinks Mitt Romney will select as his running mate. "I think it will be Sen. [Rob] Portman from Ohio," Bachmann told Marksman Metals owner Pete Scharber. "I really do. And I think it's a good choice." Romney is expected to make his decision as soon as Monday, after the Olympics wrap in …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
A Buffalo woman and Plymouth man were identified as the victims.
This tragic story and its updates were the No. 3 most-read on St. Michael Patch in 2012. As we recap stories we shared with the community throughout the year, check back each day to find out the No. 2 and No. 1 story of the year. ------------- UPDATE - (8:07 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20): The Wright County Sheriff's Department has confirmed two people were killed in last night's three-vehicle accident on Wright County Road 34 in St. Michael. First responders were called to the scene of a three vehicle accident at 9:40 p.m. Several passengers from all three vehicles were transported to area hospitals. **** Original story, Oct. 19, 2012: At least one person is dead after three cars collided around 10 p.m. Friday night on Wright County Road 34 …
Friday, December 28, 2012
The 82-year-old man who shot TImothy Larson with a rifle was given the maximum sentence by a Kandiyohi County Court judge.
In our recap of news coverage of 2012, the following story was the No. 4 most-read story of the year. It was published Sept. 4, 2012. ------------ ST. MICHAEL, MN—Delbert Huber, the 82-year-old rural Paynesville man who pleaded guilty to shooting St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West teacher Timothy Larson last fall, has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. Larson, a special education teacher who lived with his wife and two sons in Otsego, was 46. Kandiyohi County Judge Michael Thompson sentenced the elder Huber to the maximum sentence allowed for second-degree murder after statements from both sides of the case Monday morning. Thompson said Huber showed "no remorse"according to the county's official paper, the West …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
In our No. 5 story of the year, Wright County confirmed that they received a call regarding a suspicious person in the Preserve neighborhood.
In our recap of 2012, the report of a suspicious person in town came out as the No. 5 most-read story of the year. Check back daily through Dec. 31 for the most popular stories St. Michael Patch shared with the community, ending with the No. 1 story. --------- There has been a report of a suspicious person in St. Michael earlier this afternoon. Mid-afternoon Wright County Sheriffs Office received a call that a man yelled out to a young boy jumping on a trampoline in a home off of Oakwood Parkway. According to the boy's mother (who asked not to be identified in order to protect her son's identity), the man said, "Come here little boy." The man appeared to come out of the woods near the railroad tracks. According to the mother, the boy …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Luke Letellier, the 16-year-old St. MIchael-Albertville sophomore who rallied hockey moms, high school students and friends in high places, died Saturday morning after a two-year battle with cancer.
As 2012 comes to an end, we highlight the most popular stories St. Michael Patch shared with the community this year. The story below was the No. 6 most-read story of 2012, and was published in Mike Schoemer's "Editor's Notebook" on Feb. 11, 2012. ----------- The post on Jenny Letellier's Facebook page said it all Saturday morning. "5:38." Those of us who had been following the Letellier family–Jenny, Rob, Jessica and Charlie–during Luke Letellier's two-year battle with cancer knew exactly what it meant. After fighting a courageous battle, Luke had "earned his wings." If they put wings on hockey skates. As one CaringBridge entry from Darrin Maki Sr. stated: "Luke changed this community and brought it together and made us appreciate more …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
A semi truck pulling a Target trailer left the road Friday morning about five miles west of Albertville and sank into an icy pond.
As we get closer to the end of the year, St. Michael Patch highlights stories shared with the community in 2012. This was the No. 7 most-read story on St. Michael Patch this year. It was published Jan. 6, 2012. --------- Friday morning's commute was brought to a screeching halt around 6:15 a.m. when a semi driver and his rig left the road, crashed through a series of fences and sank through an icy pond. The crash, which happened near mile marker 197 on Interstate 94, according to the Minnesota Highway Patrol, started in the eastbound lane. But driver John Netiffee of Anoka was able to avoid the westbound lanes of traffic and skidded his rig across several hundred yards of ice before it sank into the freezing water. Netiffe climbed out of …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The City of Albertville is in flux after Mayor Mark Meehan asked for Larry Kruse's resignation earlier this week.
St. Michael Patch recaps highlights it has shared with the community over the past year. In our year in review, this article, published April 11, 2012, was the eighth most popular story of the year. ------- In what city staff and a council member are calling a "shocking" development this week, the mayor of Albertville has asked for that city's top staff person to step down from his position. According to members of the council and staff members from the City of Albertville, Mayor Mark Meehan visited Albertville City Hall Monday and asked City Administrator Larry Kruse to resign as Albertville's top staff person. Kruse told Meehan he would not resign from his post. Neither party involved in that meeting returned St. Michael Patch's …
Friday, December 21, 2012
A comprehensive look at the races that matter in St. Michael, Albertville and areas nearby, from city council and school board to Wright County and the Minnesota State Legislature.
The year in review continues spotlighting highlights St. Michael Patch shared with the community. The election story below, published on Nov. 6, 2012, not only was a vital source of information at election time, but it was also the No. 9 most read story on St. Michael Patch in 2012. ------- As St. Michael, Albertville and surrounding area voters flock to the polls in one of the most comprehensive elections in state history, here's a race-by-race breakdown of the local ballot issues in front of this year's electorate. For National and Minnesota State Races, including the constiutional amendments, click on our state elections roundup. Krutzig withdrew from the race, but his name is on the Albertville ballot. *The votes between Barthel …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
St. Michael Patch readers sent in photos of the flames from the fire, which gutted the former lumberyard location in downtown St. Michael.
As the end of the year appoaches, we recap the most popular stories of 2012 and the highlights St. Michael Patch shared with the community. The following article was posted Jan. 7, 2012. --------- Firefighters were called to the scene of a huge blaze at the former St. Michael lumberyard location, near the intersection of Highway 241 with St. Michael Parkway in the heart of the city's new one-way pair. The blaze started early Saturday morning. Witnesses were plenty, as local bars and restaurants had neared closing time for the night when the blaze broke out. St. Michael Patch is working to contact local authorities, looking for a cause for last night's fire, and if any nearby structures were damaged by the heat or flames. Most of the …
Al Anderson
6:19 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012
Here's an article that has much more relevancy and would get agreement from 70+% of the population. Why isnt this featured on the Patch? http://bachmann.house.gov/press-release/bachmann-introduces-legislation-rescind-congressional-pay-raise more ›