Sauk Rapids News

BankVista, an independent community bank, offers personal and business banking options.

The Sauk Rapids Lions Club helped the community May 30 by transplanting flowers and grasses on the Promenade at the Sauk Rapids Lions Sunset Park.

By day, John Brinkman works in communications and is a doting dad of three. But when most are settling in for the night or grabbing a quick lunch, the Sauk Rapids man does work that causes others to plug their noses.

Collect items during June to help children in our community experiencing homelessness.

The Rochester Honkers scored runs in each of the first three innings to seize a lead they would never relinquish in a 4-3 victory over the St. Cloud Rox at Mayo Field Monday night.

Sauk Rapids has decided to join the Regional Human Rights Office. The Sauk Rapids City Council voted 4-1 Monday to join the office.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud awarded Good Samaritan Awards to Huisken Meats and volunteer Mary Vos.

Sauk Rapids native Jason Hoppe has joined the St. Cloud Rox after returning from his trip to Cary, NC with Minnesota State-Mankato at the Division II College World Series.

When Robert Raupp was hired in 1990 to join the Benton County Attorney's Office, his hiring came with a condition.

Wet weather has put some farmers way behind schedule. Corn and soybeans have been a struggle this year, so has alfalfa.

Foley High School has announced its top seniors at for 2013. They are: Nathan Boeckman, son of Richard and Barbara Boeckman, Foley.

A garage fire caused an estimated $5,000 worth of damage Thursday in Sauk Rapids.

Metro Bus will provide transportation to Sauk Rapids-Rice High School for summer school.

St. Augusta is the second city to decide not to join the Regional Human Rights Office.

Country singer Lorrie Morgan will perform at 9 p.m. July 20 as part of the Sauk Rapids Fireman's Dance at Rollie's Rednecks & Longnecks.

A Sauk Rapids man is suing the Order of St. Benedict, St. John's Abbey, St. John's Prep School and a monk who lives at the abbey for sexual abuse he said he suffered in 1977.

It's open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more, visit www.paramountarts.org. * Jackwagon plays at Rollie's in Sauk Rapids at 8:15 p.m. * See the Munsinger Garden photography winners at Whitney Senior Center.

The demolition of the iconic paper mill along the Mississippi River in Sartell won't start until at least next month, but the dismantling of one of the area's biggest employers for more than a century has begun.

The city of Waite Park will not join the Regional Human Rights Office, the City Council decided Monday.

The Benton County Soil & Water Conservation District is reminding people who have old and/or unwanted medication that there are two sites in the county where the medication can be dropped off for environmentally safe disposal.