Sports

Post-meet ruling changes race results

Two days after the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters boys and girls cross-country teams claimed a first-place sweep of the West Central Conference Championships, a rules deliberation led to a …
Lily Sunderman is congratulated by teammates after a kill during their playoff win over Staples-Motley Oct. 26 in Sauk Centre. Sauk Centre hosts Foley Oct. 29.

Taking off

Armed with the third seed and goals of going far, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters volleyball team embarked on their Section 6AA tournament push Oct. 26, sweeping away the No. 14-seeded Staples-Motley …
Mason Klaphake (14), Gabe Ritter and Landon Thieschafer bring down a Litchfield Dragon ball carrier during their Section 6AAA playoff game Oct. 27 in Litchfield. Litchfield won and advances to play Albany in the section semifinals.

End of the road

Anthony Taylor needed only one half to rip the hearts out of the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters football team. The senior running back for the Litchfield Dragons took 14 carries across the first two …
Opinion

Where did I put that list?

I need to make a list. Don’t I have something important to do? I should probably write that down somewhere, but I cannot remember where I put my notebook. This is not an unusual occurrence for …

Do it for Charlie

One very strong voice has been silenced these last few months — that of Charlie Kirk.   Charlie is not here to campaign or encourage people to get out and vote. He would have been right …

Rocket roadster reflections

Just when I was wondering what to write about this week, a sports car achieved liftoff. If you were anywhere near social media this last weekend, odds are you heard about Tesla’s most recent …

Grandpa’s journey

Ludovicus (Louis) Aloysius Kaas, my grandfather, was born Nov. 1, 1899, in Grevenbicht in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. In April 1912, he immigrated to the United States on the SS …
Birth Announcements
Esmae Bonita George
Esmae Bonita George
Emma and Justin George, of Sauk Centre, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Esmae Bonita George, at 8:28 a.m. Sept. 16, 2026, at Alomere Hospital in Alexandria.   She weighed …
Ty Raymond VanHavermaet
Jessica VanHavermaet and David Bromenshenkel, of Sauk Centre, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Ty Raymond VanHavermaet, at 7:28 a.m. July 29, 2026, at CentraCare Health-Sauk Centre …