A light drizzle did not dampen spirits of park goers Aug. 5 at Sauk Rapids Lions Sunset Park, as many participated in the Sauk Rapids Women of Today’s inaugural treasure hunt event.   …

Adult Puzzle Competition   Gather your puzzle fanatic friends or family members and join for a beginner puzzle competition. Teams of four will race to put together a 500-piece puzzle. …

Students earn degrees   NORTHFIELD — Rice residentswere named to the St. Olaf College Class of 2025. Lexi Daniels earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies. Alexandra …

The Benton County Fair’s reputation as a popular summer entertainment option continues. “We feel pretty confident we’re hitting the 100,000-plus mark pretty easily as far as …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Mary Levinski received the 2025 Entrepreneurship Award from National Louis University’s Kendall College and the Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education. The …

The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District is seeing a significant increase in preschool registrations for the 2025-26 school year.   One year ago, 141 students were registered for preschool. …

Part of what makes the Rice Days Wood Bat Softball Tournament a bit different — other than the absence of the pinging sound from aluminum bats — is that organizers do not try to make it …

Lucy Almgren   Almgren is a Foley Intermediate School student entering seventh grade. She is the child of Jerry and Stacy Almgren and has been a member of the Duelm 4-H Club for three …

The Benton County 4-H program celebrated a long-standing tradition July 17 with its annual Pie Day event, where youth, parents and grandparents gathered to create homemade pies from scratch. This …

Sauk Rapids woman ruled incompetent   FOLEY — An assault case is dormant in Benton County after a Sauk Rapids woman was found incompetent to stand trial.   Jeanette Ozuna, …

Sauk Rapids Police Department   July 29, 2:28 p.m. — An officer was dispatched to a stalled vehicle at Second Avenue South and First Street North. The vehicle was not a hazard. The …