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Sauk Rapids’ two newest police officers have prior area or city law enforcement connections. Officers Dustin Berthiaume and Andy Jensen were introduced by Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry …

Sauk Rapids Liquor rebounded from a 2023 fourth-quarter sales dip, ending the year in the black. Tom Boulton, liquor operations manager, shared that financial detail and other information in a …

Sauk Rapids Police Department   March 22 12:55 p.m. — A 76-year-old male customer threatened an employee at a financial institution on the zero block of Second Avenue North. The man …

Benton County is now charging more for routinely boarding jail inmates coming from other counties. Commissioners unanimously agreed to increase the per-inmate rate from $55 to $80 earlier this …

Crime & Public Safety

Benton County felony convictions FOLEY — The following individual was convicted of a felony crime in Benton County in January.   — Matthew Dillon Heaton, 53, of Sauk …

News briefs

3 of 4 Minnesotans  unaware they have prediabetes   ST. CLOUD — Diabetes Alert Day, March 26, is a one-day wake-up call that focuses on the seriousness of diabetes and the …

Exploring 4-H projects

Hammers pounding, drills humming, graphite pencils drawing, canvas punching, yarn wrapping, and dry flowers sticking with Mod Podge to a jar, were just a few activities a person could hear and see …

The idiom, “Many hands make light work,” emphasizes the fact that tasks become quicker when shared among many.   It is also an apt expression when watching Sauk Rapids Public …

School districts across Minnesota are facing severe budget issues, and Sauk Rapids-Rice is no exception. The district needed to cut about $2.4 million from the upcoming fiscal year budget, and a …

It takes a big heart and plenty of cabbage to teach kindergarten-age students a natural way to color eggs. Each year before Easter, Little House Preschool owner Veronica Oliva-Clour boils down a …

The city of Sauk Rapids recently honored two police officers for their response to a high-stress situation.   Fires represent one of the toughest emergency calls police can encounter. …

Wren Phoenix Schumann continues to spread her uplifting message of love, light, happiness and gratitude. Her parents, David and Tracy Schumann, rejoiced when Wren was born July 18, 2021. …

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