Jugfest celebrates friendship with music, food, beer, games
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleader.com If you missed out on Joetown Rocks or if you prefer a celebration with a smaller...
Benton Economic Partnership seeks incorporation
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleader.com It has been a long time in the making, and much is left to do, but...
Playhouse opens new child care center to ease shortages
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleader.com Sauk Rapids now has a new child-care facility with the opening of Playhouse Child Care Center...
Walk for Life honors cancer victims, survivors
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleaders.com Schools of the Sauk Rapids-Rice district last Friday held their annual “Walk for Life,” the final...
Kroska gets ‘a clue’ during Argentina mission
by Darren Diekmann St. Joseph resident Clara Kroska returned home March 29 from the most difficult and rewarding experience of...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation photo shoot
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleaders.com Pleasantview Elementary School just recently became part of a project by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
Ehlers continues ministry through life’s challenges
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleaders.com Pastor Harvey Ehlers may have retired officially as a minister at Trinity Lutheran last September at...
Local grad dives into DIII competition, soaks up honors
by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleaders.com Jackie Braun, a 2014 Sauk Rapids-Rice High School graduate and accomplished diver in high school, qualified...