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 …

Minnesota is among the top states in the nation for hemp growth, and experts in the field believe that the economic opportunities for the plant are set to take off. During the Minnesota Organic …

Fourteen-year Foley School Board member Becky Howard accepted the role of board chair for the 2024 calendar year during a Jan. 8 operational meeting in the Foley Intermediate School Media Center in …

A 67-year-old Foley man died Jan. 5 in a single-vehicle highway rollover crash west of Milaca, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office reported. Sheriff Kyle Burton said the crash was …

On days with relentless snowfall and icy conditions that cause drivers to pray before their commute, Kurt Hovde packs lunch around 3:45 a.m. and prepares for a long shift on the roads. For Hovde …

The March 5 presidential primary is less than two months away, and the absentee voting period opens soon. Absentee voting allows people to cast ballots in advance when they will be unable to …

In light of a significant drop in mortgage interest rates, prospective area home-seekers are realizing it may be cheaper to own than it is to lease. Depending on their situation, many are …

            Tragedy was averted Friday when a snowmobiler, who had broken through the ice on Little Rock Lake, made it safely to shore. …