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St. John’s Area School Principal Christopher Smith smiles while holding a sleeping bag May 6 before spending a night on the private Catholic school in Foley. Students spearheaded a fundraising effort to see their principal spend a night on top of SJAS, collecting more than $750 for the cause.
SJAS principal sleeps on roof after next-level fundraising effort
A night under the stars
Nick Peschl (front) and Josh Kampa check a food thermometer while preparing pork chops at a Community Action Respecting Elders fundraiser May 15 at Jack & Jim’s Food and Liquor in Foley. Volunteers prepared about 350 pork chops during the event.
CARE fundraiser draws hundreds of guests, outpouring of
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Falcons junior Jackson Kroska hits out of a bunker on the 13th hole at the Pre-Section 6AA meet May 12 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Club in Sartell. Kroska shot 97.

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The Foley boys golf team has two weeks to fine-tune their swings before the Section 6AA meet. Head coach Timm Smith is working with his youthful team on the basics as the usual contenders continue to …

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Through their first two games of the amateur baseball season, the Foley Lumberjacks witnessed awe-inspiring highs in Game 1 and spirit-deflating lows in Game 2. In their third game against …
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Benton County courts get security update
The Benton County Courts Facility will have special security window film installed. Commissioners approved a $6,900 staff request for the capital improvement expenditure May 5. County …
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Benton County felony convictions   in March   FOLEY — The following people in the Benton County News coverage area were sentenced for felony convictions in Benton County in …
Foley Intermediate School students — Oliver Musgjerd (front, from left), Molly Schommer, Brylee Bemboom and Letti Stauffenecker; (back, from left) Alex Hansen, Calvin Anderson, Lillian Mittag and Liam Buhs — stand in the school hallway as the May Students of the Month in Foley. The students were recognized for being well-rounded students who represent the core values of , kindness, achievement and respect. Not pictured are Boden Breth and Peyton Lambertson-Moscho.
May Students of the Month selected at Foley Public Schools
FOLEY —  Foley Public Schools has named its May Students of the Month. Foley Intermediate School students — fourth graders Oliver Musgjerd and Letti Stauffenecker, fifth graders …
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Benton County marriage applications FOLEY — The following couple has submitted a marriage application in Benton County.   — Isaac Robert Stay, of Princeton, and Mikayla Jo …
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Empowering business growth in Benton County 2d355c

Benton Economic Partnership Inc. is proud to highlight the programs, partnerships and people driving success in Benton County. Since our founding in 2016, we’ve been dedicated to ing …

Lessons from an elderly schoolteacher yo3i

Could a quite elderly schoolteacher lady be a maverick? Myra Welsh taught in Foley in the so-called “war years” and, for a bit longer, was our high school history teacher. She seemed to …

The land of lake lovers 42155o

Lake life is synonymous with summer in Minnesota, a state known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” In reality, that popular nickname undersells the   number of lakes across the …

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