Sports

Kirk cousins signs with Atlanta

The Minnesota Vikings have been busy in the first few days of the NFL’s free agency period, and it’s clear the 2024-25 season is going to represent a new era for the franchise. The …
Cathedral senior Vince Gebhardt embraces goaltender Nick Hansen as the Crusaders celebrated winning the Minnesota State High School League Class A championship March 9 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Gebhardt is a Rice resident.

Cathedral title has local flavor

It is something every kid who straps on skates while growing up in Minnesota dreams of — winning a state high school championship.   Thanks to a magical three-game ride under the …
Members of the Storm softball program participate in throwing form drills during practice March 13 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School fields in Sauk Rapids. The team finished 10-14 last season and advanced to the Section 8AAA championship.

The great outdoors

Twelve months ago, about 2 feet of snow blanketed the athletic fields adjacent to Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, leaving spring sports athletes to wonder when — if ever — the season would …

 
Obituaries
Mary B. Ringheim
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for Mary B. Ringheim, age 96, who passed away March 10, 2024, at The Gardens at Foley. …
Elaine M. Ayer
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Elaine M. Ayer, age 79, who passed away March 5, 2024, at The Good Shepherd Community in …
Thomas E. Knott
Private family burial will be at Annunciation Cemetery in Mayhew Lake for Thomas “Tom” Knott, age 73, who passed away Feb. 28, 2024, at Country Manor Health Care Center in Sartell. …
Jaiden Allen Michael Pick
A celebration of life was 4-8 p.m. March 7 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for Jaiden Allen Michael Pick. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little …
Geraldine C. Janson
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Geraldine “Gerry” C. Janson, 97, who passed away peacefully Feb. 28, 2024, …