Sauk Rapids

A relationship between a man and his garbage hauler is a very personal thing. The Sauk Rapids City Council's plan to come between them caused a stink during a special meeting on Wednesday night.

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You might spot a highly unusual vehicle here in our area during the next couple of days - and you will certainly recognize it. The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be making several stops around central Minnesota through Saturday.

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It's the day before the official start of the 100th Benton County Fair, and the grounds are packed with folks getting everything ready.

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We all know it's important to enjoy what you do for a living, but Coborn's grocery store employees took that to a new level on Tuesday night during the 23rd annual "Best Bagger Competition."

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Sauk Rapids city officials are continuing to work on a broken sewage line, but the raw sewage is no longer flowing into the Mississippi River. Mayor Dave Saunders says crews were able to divert the sewage at about 5:00 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday).

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The city of Sauk Rapids is dealing with some raw sewage leaking into the Mississippi River. Mayor Dave Saunders says they had a break of a pipe at their lift station at about 2:00 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning.

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Rapids River Days starts tonight (Thursday) in Sauk Rapids with the 2012 Miss Sauk Rapids Scholarship Pageant. It starts at 7:00 p.m. at the high school auditorium.

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The metro area's newest disc golf course is open and ready for play.
Sauk Rapids has built a course at Mayhew Creek Park, right behind the high school.

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The Sauk Rapids city council has voted to buy some land for a possible 2nd municipal liquor store. The council unanimously approved the land purchase along Golden Spike Road, near the new SuperAmerica store.

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When Aaron Salzer decided to open a new bar and restaurant, he says his number one goal was to find the right building. He says he found that building at the corner of Benton Drive and Division Street in Sauk Rapids.

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