...Don Samuelson in 1996 and only 411 votes behind him in 2000. This time, with redrawn district boundaries, the Fort Ripley Republican hopes he'll come out on top. "I still believe strongly in public service," the owner of Koering Livery Service...
FORT RIPLEY - No one can accuse Fort Ripley area Republicans of conducting Tuesday's caucus behind closed doors. They met in front of closed doors.
...bridge over Excelsior Road at the Paul Bunyan Trail and $1 million for the Garrison-Kathio sewer district. The Fort Ripley Republican also is considering a bill on the use of the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center in a meth treatment pilot...
...amendment to ban same-sex marriage, announced Wednesday he is gay. Photos Back | Next Back | Next Back | Next The Fort Ripley Republican, who defeated then-Senate President Don Samuelson on the third try in 2002, said inquiries about his sexual...
...victory over Senate President Don Samuelson by the narrowest of margins - 139 votes. Photos Four years later the Fort Ripley Republican is running for re-election as a much better known candidate but one who has likely lost some conservative support...
...and Human Services Budget Division, Higher Education, and Higher Education Budget and Policy Committees. The Fort Ripley Republican replaces Sen. Dick Day as the lead Republican on the Capital Investment Committee. Ward: Three positions are...
Sen. Paul Koering, the Fort Ripley Republican who has represented Senate District 12 since 2003 and has won multiple endorsements from the Republican Party dating back to 1996...
...Executive Committee each agreed to take a leave of absence because of their support of Sen. Paul Koering, R-Fort Ripley. Republican Paul Gazelka of rural Brainerd received the party endorsement this spring for the Senate District 12 seat. Koering...
...owners of the Ninth Street liquor store in downtown Brainerd. "I really just kind of exploded into a rage," the Fort Ripley Republican said, recalling how he pulled the club from behind the counter, slammed it down on the counter and then took...
...m. "I haven't had a cigarette since 1976 but I could sure use one now," Maxine Hoefs said. Koering, a Fort Ripley Republican, said the second attempted robbery at his store was "unbelievable" and expressed concern for his employees...
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