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Tune in to the Morning News Watch with Jay Caldwell from 5-10 Monday morning. Jay talks with St. Cloud State Economist Orn Bodvarsson about the local, state and national economy at 8:15. At 8:40 Sartell Mayor Joe Perske stops by to give an update on construction projects and latest happenings in the city.

Tune in to the Morning News Watch with Jay Caldwell Wednesday morning from 5-10. Jay talks with Barry Venable and Laura Becker-Pallister of the St. Cloud V.A. about the Homeless Veteran Program at 8:10am.

This is the third day fire crews have been on the scene at Verso Paper in Sartell, and the costs are beginning to mount. Mayor Joe Perske says the number one priority is to put out the fire completely, but the city will have to start looking at how they're going to pay for the costs.

Like most cities in a tough economy, Sartell is facing an uncertain future - but Mayor Joe Perske says he's optimistic.

New Sartell Mayor Joe Perske will deliver his first State of the City Address today. He'll give the speech at noon at the City Hall Council Chambers.

The Sartell City Council has a new member. Last (Tuesday) night the council interviewed five candidates to fill a vacant position. They unanimously chose Sandra Cordie.

Eight people have applied to fill the vacancy on the Sartell City Council. It includes former candidates, planning commission members, a school board member and the leader of a non-profit agency.

SARTELL -- New Sartell Mayor Joe Perske was sworn in as mayor at last night's council meeting. It meant there was also a vacancy created on the council that will need to be filled.

Sartell mayor-elect Joe Perske will have the "mayor-elect" removed from his title tonight as he is sworn in a Sartell's new leader.