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Sauk Rapids has pulled the plug on two downtown electric vehicle charging stations. The city’s economic development authority unanimously decided not to prepare plans and specifications …

Optimism dries up for Rice well project

Rice’s project to bring a new water well to the city is one that has already been littered with ups and downs over the last year, including two unsuccessful pilot holes for the future Well No. …

Crime & Public Safety

Rice man charged with   controlled substance crime FOLEY — A Rice man was booked and released at the Benton County Jail April 3 after being summoned on drug charges.   Shane …

Sauk Rapids Police Department   April 1, 11:36 a.m. — A business on the 200 block of North Benton Drive wanted a male removed. Upon officer arrival, the male began to swear at the …

School calendar approved

The 2025-26 calendar for the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District was approved at the April 7 meeting of the board of education. The calendar includes necessary adjustments due to the high school moving …

Conservation Officer Activity

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported the following conservation activity as of April 7.   District 11 : Brett Fox, MN DNR Conservation Officer for the St. …

In early April, Foley council members approved a nearly $5 million contract with a Kimball-based excavating company for work on a 2025 Northside street improvement project that city staff previously …

Quilt bingo draws community

As hundreds of people sat packed together at long tables inside the hall at Bethany Lutheran Church of Ramey April 6, spectators may have assumed bingo was the star of the show. The crowd did, …

The Benton County Board is concerned about a negative response to a new facility. If taxpayers do not want an estimated $29.7 million spent on a government center, they can petition against the …

Leaving a Gold Award-worthy impact

According to Foley High School senior Hannah Carlson, the Gold Award is the highest achievable honor for Girl Scouts — an accomplishment earned by identifying a community issue and developing a …

I n early March, engineers informed Foley City Council members that concerns related to air movement and hydrogen sulfate levels prompted the city’s wastewater system to halt pumping toward St. …

Crime & Public Safety

Arson charges dismissed against Milaca man FOLEY — A Milaca man will not be convicted of arson after charges were dismissed in Benton County courts. Mitchell Keith Kilduff had been …

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