AM 1240 WJON » verso paper mill http://wjon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Mayor: Future Looks Strong For Sartell [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/mayor-future-looks-strong-for-sartell-audio/ http://wjon.com/mayor-future-looks-strong-for-sartell-audio/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:58:11 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=180900 Sartell Mayor Joe Perske addressed issues facing the City of Sartell during his annual State of the City Address.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mayor-future-looks-strong-for-sartell-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by Adam Ulbricht Benton County Portion of Paper Mill Sold for $11.5 Million http://wjon.com/benton-county-portion-of-paper-mill-sold-for-11-5-million/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-portion-of-paper-mill-sold-for-11-5-million/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:59:57 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=175096 We're learning more about the sale of the former Verso Paper Mill today (Thursday). The Benton County Auditor-Treasurer Kari Thorston says American Iron and Metal paid just over $11.5 million for the property on the east side of the Mississippi River.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-portion-of-paper-mill-sold-for-11-5-million/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner New Owners: Verso Paper Mill Will Not Be Reopened http://wjon.com/new-owners-verso-paper-mill-will-not-be-reopened/ http://wjon.com/new-owners-verso-paper-mill-will-not-be-reopened/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:02:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=165241 The Sartell paper mill bought by a Montreal-based scrap metal and recycling company is not going to be reopened, company officials say.

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]]> http://wjon.com/new-owners-verso-paper-mill-will-not-be-reopened/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner UPDATE: Verso Sold, Property's Future Remains a Mystery [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/update-verso-sold-propertys-future-remains-a-mystery-audio/ http://wjon.com/update-verso-sold-propertys-future-remains-a-mystery-audio/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:31:45 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=164957 Local leaders say they are in the dark about the planned sale of the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell. The Verso Paper Corporation announced the deal in an email yesterday (Tuesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-verso-sold-propertys-future-remains-a-mystery-audio/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.com Verso Announces Buyer for Closed Sartell Paper Mill [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/verso-announces-buyer-for-closed-sartell-paper-mill/ http://wjon.com/verso-announces-buyer-for-closed-sartell-paper-mill/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:18:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=164846 Verso Paper Corporation has announced plans to sell its fire-damaged paper mill in Sartell.

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]]> http://wjon.com/verso-announces-buyer-for-closed-sartell-paper-mill/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.com Top 10 – #2 Verso Paper Mill Explosion, Fire http://wjon.com/top-10-2-verso-paper-mill-explosion-fire/ http://wjon.com/top-10-2-verso-paper-mill-explosion-fire/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:14:12 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=157640 We are down to our #2 story of the year in our countdown of the Top 10 Local News Stories of 2012. It's a story that shook the town of Sartell, and many others in Central Minnesota. We look back at the explosion and fire at the Verso Paper Mill.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-2-verso-paper-mill-explosion-fire/feed/ 0 OSHA Cites Verso for Two Violations, Closes Investigation [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/osha-cites-verso-for-two-violations-closes-investigation/ http://wjon.com/osha-cites-verso-for-two-violations-closes-investigation/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:37:32 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=156554 The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration has closed its investigation into the explosion and fire at the Verso Paper Mill. OSHA cited Verso for two serious citations. They were fined a total of $39,200, which the company did not contest and paid.

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]]> http://wjon.com/osha-cites-verso-for-two-violations-closes-investigation/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.com Who's Lying? Verso Workers versus Michele Bachmann [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/whos-lying-verso-workers-versus-michele-bachmann-audio/ http://wjon.com/whos-lying-verso-workers-versus-michele-bachmann-audio/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:34:46 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=138740 A battle of words is brewing between Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and the head of the union for the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell. Union President for the United Steelworkers Local 274 Lyle Fleck called a news conference this (Tuesday) afternoon at Watab Park in Sartell to basically call out Bachmann.

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]]> http://wjon.com/whos-lying-verso-workers-versus-michele-bachmann-audio/feed/ 0 Lyle Fleck, Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Graves Ad Attacks Bachmann on Closed Verso Paper Mill [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/graves-ad-attacks-bachmann-on-closed-verso-paper-mill-video/ http://wjon.com/graves-ad-attacks-bachmann-on-closed-verso-paper-mill-video/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:35:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=133532 Democrat Jim Graves is attacking Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann with a new TV ad featuring workers who lost their jobs at a Sartell paper mill. The ad shows several workers who say they didn't hear from Bachmann after an explosion and fire led to the closure of Verso Paper Corp.'s mill, putting almost 260 out of work.

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]]> http://wjon.com/graves-ad-attacks-bachmann-on-closed-verso-paper-mill-video/feed/ 0 Verso Workers Begin Next Chapter [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/verso-workers-begin-next-chapter-audio/ http://wjon.com/verso-workers-begin-next-chapter-audio/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:16:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123486 Union leaders will meet this week with management at the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell. Lyle Fleck is the President of United Steelworkers Local 274. He says they'll hold effects bargaining sessions tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/verso-workers-begin-next-chapter-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Bachmann Pledges Support for Shuttered Verso Paper Mill [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/bachmann-pledges-support-for-shuttered-verso-paper-mill-audio/ http://wjon.com/bachmann-pledges-support-for-shuttered-verso-paper-mill-audio/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:35:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123227 Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is pledging her support for the idled Verso Paper Mill in Sartell. Bachmann says there are things the federal government can do, to help attract a buyer for the plant.

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]]> http://wjon.com/bachmann-pledges-support-for-shuttered-verso-paper-mill-audio/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice, WJON.com Fire Departments Bill Verso Paper for Mill Fire http://wjon.com/fire-departments-bill-verso-paper-for-mill-fire/ http://wjon.com/fire-departments-bill-verso-paper-for-mill-fire/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:37:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=122265 Verso Paper has been billed $350,000 by fire departments who responded to an explosion and fire at its mill in Sartell. Nearly 60 of 93 fire departments that responded to the Memorial Day fire have billed the company for time and equipment.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-departments-bill-verso-paper-for-mill-fire/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.com Community Rallies Around Maus Family for Benefit [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/community-rallies-around-maus-family-for-benefit-photos/ http://wjon.com/community-rallies-around-maus-family-for-benefit-photos/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:30:56 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=119525 Friends, family and the Verso community are gathered to honor the memory of Jon Maus today.

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]]> http://wjon.com/community-rallies-around-maus-family-for-benefit-photos/feed/ 0 Sartell Paper Mill Offline For Repair Before Blaze http://wjon.com/sartell-paper-mill-offline-for-repair-before-blaze/ http://wjon.com/sartell-paper-mill-offline-for-repair-before-blaze/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:31:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=116980 A Sartell paper mill that was badly damaged in a Memorial Day explosion and fire had been shut down to repair a leaking water pipe shortly before the blaze. The shutdown caused the plant to switch its source of cooling water for compressors.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sartell-paper-mill-offline-for-repair-before-blaze/feed/ 0 April Gallagher Sartell Wants Verso Paper Included in Special Session http://wjon.com/sartell-wants-verso-paper-included-in-special-session/ http://wjon.com/sartell-wants-verso-paper-included-in-special-session/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:45:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=116758 It's looking more likely that if a special session is held within the next few weeks, the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell will be included in the discussion.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sartell-wants-verso-paper-included-in-special-session/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.com Future of Verso Paper Mill Still Up In The Air [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/future-of-verso-paper-mill-still-up-in-the-air-audio/ http://wjon.com/future-of-verso-paper-mill-still-up-in-the-air-audio/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:54:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=109198 Clean-up continues at the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell, after the Memorial Day explosion and fire. William Cohen is the Manager of Communications and Public Affairs. He says the investigation into what happened continues, and they don't know how long it will take to assess the damage.

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]]> http://wjon.com/future-of-verso-paper-mill-still-up-in-the-air-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner