Foley News

FOLEY - The roof of a barn caved in because of a fire, but all the beef cattle were saved and all the equipment in the barn is salvageable, Foley Fire Chief Mark Pappenfus said Monday.

Thanks to those who made fundraiser for 4-H volunteer a success Submitted by Ann Lanoue Benton County 4-H FOLEY - Thank you to all of the people and businesses who gave their support for the silent auction for Larry Popp.

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A St. Cloud woman received a ticket and a passenger in her vehicle was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash Thursday night.

Do you believe in Christmas miracles? Kim Putnam does. After a jar containing money donations for the Toys for Tots Program was stolen last week from the Thrifty Motel, an outpouring of outrage followed by goodwill more than made up for the loss.

FOLEY - A lawsuit accusing former Rice Mayor Nancy Anderson of improperly closing 13 City Council meetings has been settled with no determination of whether the meetings were properly closed.

A fire destroyed a large metal shop building at Central Applicators, 3190 Minnesota Highway 25 in Foley this morning.

BECKER - Becker Superintendent Steve Dooley plans to retire in June after seven years as top administrator in the Sherburne County school district.

Area counties will offer residents a chance this week to learn more about the 2010 budget and speak out about their property taxes.

Leaders of three area school districts will be deciding in the spring who will be their superintendents.

T.J. Stiles has won the 2009 National Book Award in the non-fiction category for a oeThe First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt,a his expansive biography of the early American railroad mogul.

Some of the youngest drivers in the United States have challenges beyond being new to driving: More than a quarter - 26 percent - of 16- and 17-year-olds send text messages while they're behind the wheel, according to a national study on teens and distracted driving released Monday.

Deputies arrested a Sauk Rapids man Saturday who was driving a stolen vehicle and was accompanied by a 16-year-old runaway.

United Way Volunteer Central connects people with volunteer opportunities. Call United Way of Central Minnesota at 252-0227 or visit www.unitedwayhelps.org. Holiday donations: Salvation Army needs donations to help incarcerated parents give gifts to their children.

FOLEY - Longtime Benton County coroner Dr. Clifford Stiles is retiring at the end of the month.

FOLEY - Staff cuts at the Benton County Sheriff's Office have administrators scrambling to figure out how to keep up with security needs.

Children crying and screaming. Parents reassuring and comforting. Health care workers sitting and waiting.

FOLEY - The 50th annual Benton County 4-H Leaders Banquet was held Oct. 8 at Foley Intermediate School's cafeteria.

CLEAR LAKE - A Foley woman was arrested Saturday after the SUV she was driving ran into a tractor pulling adults on a hayride, Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott said.

A flu vaccine clinic for children in the Sauk Rapids early childhood program is among the first to be scheduled in the region.