Jay Caldwell is the host of the WJON Morning News Watch, 5-10 weekday mornings. The program focuses on interaction with listeners both on air and online about what concerns them in Central Minnesota. Jay and his wife reside in St. Cloud and have since 1998. They raised their 2 boys who are now off to college starting their own adventures. Please tune in to the Morning News Watch for the latest news, sports, weather, entertainment and so much more.
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Car Dealerships Revisited; Sauk Rapids Edition
Oakland Pontiac was located at 2 Broadway Avenue North in Sauk Rapids. Broadway Avenue is now Benton Drive. Oakland Pontiac was located where Lost Times Tavern is now. Grabinski says that location used to be many things after it was a car dealership.
Sartell Boys Hockey Has Sights Set on a Section Title
The Sartell-St. Stephen boys hockey team has won 3 straight Central Lakes Conference championships and has their sights set on winning the Section 8-2-A title in 2024.
High School Sports Schedule Tuesday February 20
Boys Hockey:
Section 8AA Quarterfinals
#6 Buffalo-Annandale at #3 Sartell-St. Stephen
#7 St. Cloud at #2 Roseau
#8 Brainerd at #1 Moorhead
#5 Bemidji at #4 Elk River-Zimmerman
Section 5A Quarterfinals
#8 Becker-Big Lake at #1 Cathedral
#7 Sauk Rapids-Rice at #2 Monticello
#5 Pine City at #4 River Lakes
#6 Princeton at #3 Little Falls
Boys Basketball:
Sartell-St...
High School Sports Results Thursday February 15
Cathedral-Sartell finished 13th in the 2-day Nordic Ski State Event in Biwabik. A team from Cathedral-Sartell finished 11th out of 24 teams in the Sprint Relay race at the State Nordic Ski meet.
Boys Hockey:
Coon Rapids 5, St. Cloud 2
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St. Cloud Real Estate Market Looking Up Despite Interest Rates
Interest rates have been on the rise throughout the nation and that includes the St. Cloud area real estate market. Craig Ehrlichman from Premier Real Estate Services joined me on WJON. He says the average sale price in the market is at $285,000, closed sales are up 14.1%, and new listings on the market are up with about 98 properties current on the market.
Results From Minnesota DNR’s Hunting Incident Report
The Minnesota DNR has released its hunting incident report and the numbers from 2023 don't look bad. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says in total there were 11 reported incidents and no fatalities.
Check Fraud, Stolen License Plates in Sartell
The Sartell Police Department are reporting a check fraud. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers says someone had ordered a box of checks from their bank about a month ago and had not received them yet.
Cathedral-Sartell at State Nordic Ski Meet; Today’s HS Schedule
The Cathedral-Sartell girls Nordic ski team is in 13th place after the pursuit portion of the State Nordic Ski meet in Biwabik Wednesday. Cathedral-Sartell's Emma Jamison finished 62nd in pursuit, Clara Schad finished 65th and CeCe Jamison finished 75th. The sprint relay is today.
Amazing Central MN Pro Wrestling Connections
Professional wrestling has many Minnesota connections and some of those even have Central Minnesota connections.
St. Cloud Business Wins Another Award
Proviant Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., has earned the Ameriprise Client Experience Award for 2023.
President’s Day Weekend Locations to Explore in MN
More than a dozen hotels and resorts have water parks of varying sizes. Great Wolf Lodge in Bloomington near Mall of America features a massive, 75,000-square-foot indoor water park complete with five thrilling, all-ages water slides.
High School Sports Results; Big Accomplishment For Cathedral
Boys Hockey:
Sartell-St. Stephen 2, Buffalo 0
(Brayden Klande and Baylor Stebbins scored a goal and Noah Hacker earned the shutout in net. Sartell will host Gentry Academy Friday)
Elk River-Zimmerman 2, St. Cloud Crush 1
Cathedral 3, Little Falls 2
(Cathedral clinches the Granite Ridge Conference Title. Gr...