Foley High School students will soon be able to enroll in four new class offerings, including two Advanced Placement courses that provide a chance to get ahead on college credits. Foley School …

Foley kindergartener Adeline Lloyd says reading can be even more fun when your partner has four legs and a fur coat. Several other young book enthusiasts appeared to agree as retired language …

Ballots for Benton County’s township elections are set after the candidate filing period closed Jan. 16. Voters will take to the polls March 12. Only one township — Gilmanton — …

Foley High School senior Terran Bursch says many qualities contribute to being a good big brother. Being of direct blood relation is not one of those requirements. Bursch recently received the …

Since his first job as a 17-year-old bagger at Coborn’s in Big Lake, Ryan Fradella spent nearly his entire career mastering various roles at numerous locations with the company. About a …

DeMars graduates with elementary education degree WINONA — Elizabeth DeMars , of Foley, graduated cum laude from Winona State University following the fall 2023 semester. DeMars received a …

In 1991, Aaron Cross had ambitious aspirations of earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic cycling team before graduating from Technical High School in St. Cloud. Only 15 years old at the time, Cross …

FOLEY — A Foley man was arrested Jan. 6 after an alleged assault in St. George Township. Luke Jared Sweeney, 37, of Foley, has been charged with felony second-degree assault and two counts …

Benton County residents will pay more for conditional use permits, fingerprints collected by the sheriff’s office and electronic data supplied by the attorney’s office. Those fee …

Nominations are now being accepted for the Foley Area Chamber of Commerce 2024 Citizen of the Year Award. Chamber members and the general public are invited to nominate Foley residents and …

Benton County’s emergency management function is getting a new organizational chart placement. Kristen Tschida, emergency management director, will now report to the county board instead …

There is a new law in effect in Minnesota for those with employees and it took effect Jan. 1. Employees who work at least 80 hours per year need to be provided with paid time off to take care of …