AM 1240 WJON » rockville http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Stearns County Towns Under Winter Parking Restrictions http://wjon.com/stearns-county-towns-under-winter-parking-restrictions/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-towns-under-winter-parking-restrictions/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:49:32 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=145180 We told you about winter parking restrictions for the St. Cloud area cities, but you may not know there are winter parking rules for some outlying Stearns County towns too.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rock-fest-this-weekend-in-rockville/feed/ 0 Sauk Rapids-Rice Marching Band Trail Group Buys Railroad Land for ROCORI Trail http://wjon.com/trail-group-buys-railroad-land-for-rocori-trail/ http://wjon.com/trail-group-buys-railroad-land-for-rocori-trail/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:23:14 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=91857 The ROCORI Trail Construction Board has announced they have bought about 33-acres of land to continue building the ROCORI Trail.

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]]> http://wjon.com/trail-group-buys-railroad-land-for-rocori-trail/feed/ 0 Man Hospitalized After ATV Crash in Rockville http://wjon.com/man-hospitalized-after-atv-crash-in-rockville/ http://wjon.com/man-hospitalized-after-atv-crash-in-rockville/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:58:53 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=86099 A Rockville man was taken to the hospital after crashing his ATV.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-hospitalized-after-atv-crash-in-rockville/feed/ 0 iStockPhoto Housing Crash Leads to Jump in Tax Forfeited Properties http://wjon.com/housing-crash-leads-to-jump-in-tax-forfeited-properties/ http://wjon.com/housing-crash-leads-to-jump-in-tax-forfeited-properties/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:54:55 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=75334 The fallout from the real estate crash is hitting area cities and counties hard. Stearns County has approved plans to appraise and sell off more than 270 tax forfeited properties in St. Cloud, Sartell and Rockville.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-in-serious-condition-after-crash/feed/ 0 Rock-Fest Kicks-Off Tonight in Rockville http://wjon.com/rock-fest-kicks-off-tonight-in-rockville/ http://wjon.com/rock-fest-kicks-off-tonight-in-rockville/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:05:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=20897 Rockville's Rock-Fest is this weekend. Tonight (Thursday) is the Royalty Pageant at 6:00 p.m. at the 400 Supper Club.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rock-fest-kicks-off-tonight-in-rockville/feed/ 0 rockvillerockfest.com Rockville Was Formed – On 'This Date In Central Minnesota History' http://wjon.com/rockville-was-formed-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history/ http://wjon.com/rockville-was-formed-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:00:00 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=19395 The first known settlers in the Rockville area came in 1852. More and more pioneers immigrated to the area over the next few years. As the population of the village increased, W.B. Mitchell and his father opened the first store here.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rockville-was-formed-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history/feed/ 0 Mainstreet Rockville in 1908 (Stearns History Museum) ROCORI Trail Project Remains On Track http://wjon.com/rocori-trail-project-remains-on-track/ http://wjon.com/rocori-trail-project-remains-on-track/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:01:26 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=10918 Cold Spring City Council members got an update on the proposed ROCORI Trail Wednesday night. The three phase project will connect the communities of Richmond, Cold Spring and Rockville. It will also make a connection to the Glacial lakes Trail to the west with possibly the Lake Wobegon Trail to the east.

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