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Ashley Moe prepares to enter her new business Nov. 9 at 507 N. Benton Drive in Sauk Rapids. Moe is owner and founder of Barrlates, a boutique studio that offers clients Pilates reformer, Pilates mat and barre classes which build core strength, stability, flexibility and muscular endurance.
Fitness trainer opens Sauk Rapids location
Ryan Brunn (left) and Carl Chapp, members of the Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church organ restoration committee, stand near the church’s 75-year-old Wicks Organ Co. organ Nov. 2 in Gilman. The restoration project started at the end of July and is expected to last as long as six months.
Gilman church organ project restores history
Col. Jay Hackett, of the U.S. Army Reserve, addresses a filled gymnasium on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at Foley High School in Foley. Hackett highlighted stories of Minnesota service members and reminded students, that if not called to the military, service comes in many forms.
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Storm volleyball players Jordan Dilley (left) and Molly Warzecha go up for a block in the consolation semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League Class AAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament Nov. 13 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Sauk Rapids-Rice will take on Cretin-Derham Hall in a consolation title match at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.

One last shot

For the second straight year, the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School volleyball team will be playing for a state-tournament trophy.             …
Storm senior hitter Molly Warzecha goes up for an attack as teammate Josie Anderson backs her up in the Minnesota State High School League Class AAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament quarterfinals Nov. 11 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. The Storm lost in three sets to Princeton.

Hoping to rebound

The Sauk Rapids-Rice volleyball team found itself in a familiar position in late evening Nov. 7 — one it did not necessarily hope for, but also one it has experience responding to in a positive …
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Staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources take samples from harvested deer in Nov. 2025, at a sampling station in Grand Rapids. This year, the DNR is requiring mandatory sampling as part of a new four-year chronic wasting disease surveillance plan.
DNR requiring mandatory deer samples from hunters
ST. PAUL — To help identify and track chronic wasting disease cases in deer across the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources now requires hunters to submit test samples during …
Zac Van Beck, a conservation planner and estimator with Kanati Land Management in Avon, kneels behind a harvested buck. Van Beck helps design and implement food plots and other practices to increase habitat for wildlife.
Preparing for the hunt
As the firearm deer season opens, hunters are hunkering down in their deer stands, anxiously waiting for another picture on the trail cam and hoping their efforts throughout the year will pay off. …
Conservation Officer Activity
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported the following conservation officer activity as of Nov. 2.    District 11 : The position for MN DNR Conservation …
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Measles cases hit highest state total in 36 years  ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Health reported Oct. 29 that the number of measles cases in Minnesota for 2026 has reached a …
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Caught in the cold: The hidden costs of rain on livestock

At the end of October and early November, Central Minnesota has been sprinkled with rain, moving us away from ominous drought status. Naturally, moving away from drought status is desirable, but what …

Numbers are not my love language

“OK,” he said. “Once you get to the end of the row, what you want to do is count about 20 — no, 18 — rows over and then from there, aim for the six you want. Straddle Row 3 and Row 4 with …

Hunting the wily whitetail

Although I haven’t hunted whitetails for quite a few years, there was a time when I was an avid deer hunter. Living on the Mississippi River in the southern part of our state, I was able to archery …

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