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Minnesota polling places have been accepting absentee ballots for the presidential primary election since Jan. 19 — spurring an election season that will last nearly all year.   But …

Sauk Rapids city officials want to tap Minnesota Department of Transportation grants to fund pedestrian crosswalk flashers and railroad crossing improvements. Council members approved separate …

Benton County will accept winter bids for additional Bend in the River Regional Park improvements. County administrator Montgomery Headley said trail, shelter   and playground improvement …

General building permits processed by Benton County in 2023 were down by more than       200 permits when compared with the previous year. Single-family home permits hit a …

News Briefs

Voting in presidential primary   began Jan. 19  ST. PAUL — Voting for Minnesota’s March 5 presidential nomination primary began Jan. 19.   In the primary, voters …

Tinville Lions close out year

Sauk Rapids Police Department   Jan. 16, 8:46 a.m. — A caller from the 1300 block of Stone Ridge Road informed police that property’s garbage and recycling bins were stolen from …

Crime & public safety

Sauk Rapids man jailed for   alleged assault FOLEY — A Sauk Rapids Man is accused of assaulting a woman Jan. 20   Arthur Carlyle McAllister, 40, is charged with one felony …

4-H’ers ‘Get Focused’

Benton County 4-H Ambassadors had a fun-filled day at their most recent ambassador retreat Jan. 13 in Foley. Friendships were formed and strengthened, plans were brainstormed and made, imaginations …

Crime & Public Safety

Sauk Rapids woman accused of theft, fleeing police   ST. CLOUD — A 21-year-old Sauk Rapids woman is accused of fleeing police in a stolen vehicle.   Arella Caitlyn Knettel …

Rice patrons welcomed Just Peachy Boutique & Gift shortly after Thanksgiving.  With a variety of vendors, gifts and clothes for all ages, owner Jordan Pfeninger is excited to offer her business to the community.

Sauk Rapids Police Department   Jan. 10, 1:34 p.m. — A caller from the 300 block of 10th Avenue North requested police document that her adult son had tested positive for fentanyl, …

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