Starting with grades 7-9 and followed by the sophomores, juniors and seniors, each Foley student heard their name called and their resume announced. In between each class’s turn were performances put ...

Kathleen Corrigan, age 85, of Foley, passed away Nov. 9, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 13 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Duelm. The Rev. Joseph Backowski ...

FOLEY — For those planning to vote early in the Nov. 5 general election, hours have been extended at the Benton County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 531 Dewey St., Foley. The office is the only place ...

*Editor’s Note: Star Publications assistant news editor, Hans Lammeman, volunteers at the CROSS Center about one hour a week to assist with unloading and organizing inventory. This article was written ...

Joe and Janelle Kolle sat down in their living room in late 2023 with their two sons and a globe for a conversation they dreaded but knew was necessary. The Foley area couple started by finding ...

For many Benton County billiards enthusiasts, 12 hours shooting pool under the dim lights at Mr. Jim’s represents a Saturday well spent and a near-guaranteed opportunity to meet a new partner ...

FOLEY – As the Fouquette family is preparing to celebrate the 100th birthday of the matriarch of their family, Maggie Fouquette reminisced over a century of life in the Foley area. Fouquette, who was ...

Now retired after 42 years as a dairy farmer, Lawrence Thell is a third-generation Benton County resident who passed his family’s milking operation to his son. Lawrence said his family’s dairy ...

When Larry Herm lined up his interview at Foley High School for open positions as a physical education teacher and assistant wrestling coach in 1982, he was ecstatic. There was only one problem: Herm ...

In front of a crowd of girls who aspire to one day don vests decorated with as many badges as Hannah Carlson and Arya Prokosch have earned, the duo from Foley Girl Scouts Troop 494 crossed a bridge ...

Time, moisture and a bit of effort are among the few ingredients needed to transform what would otherwise be deemed waste into a gardener’s dream soil. That process of composting occurs on scales both ...

Some teachers and staff at St. John’s Area School have worked there long enough to remember Chris Bemis walking into the building for the first time as a parent about 15 years ago. Inspired by the ...