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Foley council braces for 2024 budget

FOLEY — In preparation for the city of Foley’s first look at the 2024 budget, city administrator Sarah Brunn warned council members Aug. 1 that the budget may suffer due to a lack of …

The Benton County Board of Commissioners adopted a $43 million, five-year road construction improvement plan Aug. 1. County engineer Chris Byrd said the plan primarily relies on three revenue …

Settling in at the fair

The Ice Cream Machine

FOLEY – Nine years ago, Sara Liebeck bought an ice cream truck, called The Ice Cream Machine, from a close friend who was looking to exit the food truck business. At the time, Liebeck saw it as an opportunity to spend more time with family, but now that many of her helpers have grown up, the ice cream truck she owns and operates has evolved into something else entirely.

FOLEY – There comes a time in every baseball player’s career where the mitt feels less snug on the hand and the physical requirements of playing a season-long sport become too exhaustive to overcome.

Concerts from award-winning artists, live performances from skaters and freestyle motocross athletes, and a massive car show with vehicle giveaways to community members in need – Celebrate MN aims to bring St. Cloud and surrounding communities together in August for a free festival like they have never seen before.

Community Stars

Benton County marriage applications

Gilman Days Highlights

A magical 4-H Camp Benton

FOLEY – The Benton County 4-H Camp Benton, with a theme of “Making Magic Happen in 4-H,” was a popular event with lots of smiles and laughs and campers learning about themselves.

Pages from the Past

75 years ago

FOLEY – Having brought his business to his hometown of Foley in 2003, operating from the Falcon National Bank building a day after the phone lines were installed, Brian Thorsten recently looked back on his two decades as the founder and owner of Thorsten Financial Services Inc. in Foley.

The Benton County Board continues to contemplate key details of a draft cannabis public use ordinance.

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