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Jakob Buerger goes airborne during the long jump April 22 at Foley High School in Foley. Buerger soared to a 16-foot, 3-inch result, taking 16th place in the event at the Falcons’ home Granite Ridge Conference meet.

Boys track and field finish 5th in 9-team meet

The Foley High School boys track and field team traveled to Kimball April 25 to compete in the Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball Invitational. In addition to the cold temperatures and wind gusts, the …
Landon Harris fully extends to keep his racket on a ball against Aitkin April 22 at Foley High School in Foley. Harris and No. 1 doubles partner Jack Erkens dominated in their matchup, winning 6-1, 6-1.

Boys tennis goes 5-0

The Falcons played two of their few home matches this season against conference opponents. Foley welcomed Aitkin to the courts April 23 for one of the few sunny matches the season has seen so …
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2 Foley residents face burglary charges FOLEY — A Foley man and woman were booked and released at the Benton County Jail April 24 after being summoned to court. Karla Jean …
Community Stars
Benton County marriage applications FOLEY — The following couples have submitted marriage applications in Benton County. — Austin Patrick Jaeger and Makayla Ann Danielson , both …
Avery (from left), Matthew, Linsey and Reed Hackenmueller hold a novelty check representing a $20,000 grand prize through the Catholic United Financial Raffle April 19 at St. John’s Area School in Foley. The raffle raised more than $1.4 million in 2024, according to a Catholic United Financial press release.
Lucky day at SJAS
Foley area resident Matthew Hackenmueller does not typically consider himself a particularly lucky individual, but that may be a trend of the past after Catholic United Financial staff recently …
The 33,000 square-foot Benton County Courts Facility is located at 615 Highway 23 E. in Foley. County commissioners learned more about a collaborative committee effort to improve building security during an April 16 presentation by Megan Bergman, Benton County and Mille Lacs County court administrator.
Benton County commissioners get court facility security update
The Benton County Board recently learned more about a collaborative effort to improve court security. Megan Bergman serves a dual role as court administrator for Benton County and Mille Lacs …
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Artificial intelligence emerging trend in financial scams

Seeing is believing. Eyewitness testimony. Pics or it didn’t happen. All these phrases point to our natural inclination to be skeptical of things that we don’t experience with our …

Pete’s plethora of plants

Few of the noncritical decisions we annually make involve more extremely thoughtful guesswork than “setting out the garden.” Old Man Winter, jumping from one foot to the other, …

A year among the Minnesotans

In late April last year, I packed my favorite clothes and a handful of other belongings into my car before embarking on a 1,200-mile drive north toward a new life in Minnesota. This week, 12 …
Obituaries
Linda Dombovy
Linda Dombovy, 63 year old resident of Foley, passed away unexpectedly at her home.   A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth …
Stan Zenk
A Celebration of Life for Stan Zenk will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024, 12 - 4 p.m. at Monticello American Legion, 304 Elm Street, Monticello . F-16-1P
Donald F. Doeden
Donald Doeden, age 87 of Foley, passed away April 10, 2024, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, rural Sauk …
Carol A. Helmin
Memorial services were April 5 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for Carol A. Helmin, 83 who passed away March 25, 2024, at Summit Ridge in Sauk Rapids. The Rev. Virgil Helmin …
Taloa James Crawford Starr
Taloa James Crawford Starr born in Ashland, Wisconsin, on Flag Day, June 14, 1938, passed away on Easter, at 9:52 p.m.   March 31 after a losing battle with mesothelioma. She was cared for by …