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E-cigarettes have joined the list of items banned on city-owned property in Sartell. During Tuesday's Special City Council meeting, the council approved several policy updates, including banning e-cigs on city-owned or operated property.

Sartell residents do you have an idea how to make your area parks better? The Sartell Park Commission wants to hear your ideas.

Tensions ran high at tonight's (Wednesday) meeting discussing the future of Kraemer Lake-Wildwood Park in St. Joseph.

Two Stearns County Parks will be closed for the next several weeks for a special hunting program. Midwest Outdoors Unlimited is hosting a wild turkey hunt for disabled veterans and other disabled hunters.

Today on 2-Cent Tuesday Jerry Carlson guest hosted the program with me. We took calls about whether or not a Lowe's was ever in St. Cloud, where was Knox Lumber, what is a Primary and what is a Caucus and the importance of parks in a city.

Sartell officials have agreed to acquire one piece of land and sell another. During tonight's (Monday) special meeting the city council discussed in a closed session whether or not to sell about .75 acres of land at 632 Riverside Avenue South and purchase two other properties near Val Smith Park and Sauk River Regional Park.

An issue on wood cutting near city park boundaries has raised questions for Sartell officials. During this (Tuesday) evenings city council meeting the topic of wood cutting practices for home owners near city parks sparked discussion.

A lack of snow has put a stop to cross-country skiing at Stearns County parks.

With the snow piling up, the Stearns County Parks Department is in need for people for its ski patrol team.

This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we take a walk in a park that's been closed for over 40 years.