Hank was an electrician, first aid brigade, and fire brigade responder at Champion International Paper Mill.

The other end of the bridge had a locked gate warning 'No Trespassing,' which was a bit anticlimactic, but as the former Paper...Mill site continues to be re-developed I am excited to see where the bridge and its path eventually lead!

SARTELL (WJON News) -- The Mill District redevelopment took another step forward on Monday....The Sartell City Council heard an update on the redevelopment concept plan for the former Verso Paper Mill site by AME Consultants

The former Sartell paper mill site known as the city's Mill District's timeline has been pushed back a bit....It was reported earlier this month on WJON that Benton County has awarded the City of Sartell a $450,000 grant for the Mill District

The Sartell paper mill site is an empty canvas but what will appear on that canvas could become more apparent soon....Fitzthum explains he and the city council would like the space to tie back to the paper mill that used to be there.

He was employed by the Sartell Paper Mill for over 40 years and worked as a Fabricator.

He was employed as a Machinist at Champion Paper Mill in Sartell for 37 years.

Cloud Technical College, soon afterward joining the Sartell Paper Mill team where he worked for 31 years.

SARTELL (WJON News) -- The city of Sartell is officially taking over ownership of the former paper mill site this week....The explosion and fire at Verso Paper Mill happened over 11 years ago in May of 2012.

Paper Mill site....The sale of the paper mill site is not final and no redevelopment can take place until the city owns the property.