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Ride of a Lifetime

For 50 years, a cross-country bicycle ride sat on Stephen Wiener’s bucket list. In 1976, as the country celebrated its bicentennial, Wiener said he remembered learning about a transcontinental …

A splash of color

The Sauk River Champions Lions Club brought together Special Olympics athletes, Champions Lions Club members, their families and friends Sunday, Aug. 16, for a color run at the Stearns County …

Creek makes downstream waves

A 0.55-mile segment of an unnamed creek near Spring Hill County Park in Spring Hill Township is among the Minnesota waterways proposed for removal from the state’s impaired waters list after years …

Sauk Centre Police Activity

Monday, August 10 13:17 hrs – Welfare check on the 300 block of Birch St. S. 15:45 hrs – Personal assist on the 300 block of Oak St. S. 16:47 hrs – Agency assist on the 100 block …

crime & public safety

Sauk Centre man charged with drug possession   LONG PRAIRIE — A Sauk Centre man is facing jailtime and fines after being accused of possessing methamphetamine during a traffic stop Aug. …

WAY BACK WHEN

100 years ago • Aug. 19, 1926 Firefighting apparatus demonstrated Monday Monday afternoon, Sauk Centre firemen and citizens were treated to a demonstration of a Foamite-Childs Corporation …

Speed watch

Most Sauk Centre drivers are keeping it safe on city streets, but it does not take many speed demons for residents and police to take notice and implement traffic controls. During its Aug. 5 …

Ready to pivot

Jeff and Brenda Larsen had a simple goal for 2026 with retirement. “We’re going to be chasing 70 degrees,” Brenda said. If it gets too hot, the pair will find somewhere cooler. If it …

Service runs deep

Becoming a police officer was something Austin Kowski said he had been preparing for long before he ever filled out an application. As a child, he would put on a play uniform, climb into his toy …

Bear Trap’s new chapter begins

For Molly Erickson, becoming the owner of the Bear Trap in Sauk Centre has felt more like coming home rather than walking into a new business. Erickson worked at the Bear Trap for two years as …

Tokens of appreciation

Veteran Roman Nienaber held his red, white and blue honor quilt tightly Aug. 1 in the 4-H building at the Stearns County Fairgrounds in Sauk Centre.   Fellow veterans Harold “Butch” …

Community drive

For about 25 years, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters Activities Boosters golf tournament has brought community members together for a day on the links while helping provide resources for students across …

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