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Sartell man faces vehicular homicide charges after fatal crash
2 Second Ave. S., Suite 135, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Tyler Jordan Nies
FOLEY – A Sartell man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving while impaired after a crash took the life of a Sauk Rapids man July 28. Tyler Jordan Nies, 25, faces 10 years in prison and a $20,000 ne for causing the death of another as a result of operating a vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more. The Sauk Rapids Police Department was dispatched to a vehicle-pedestrian crash shortly before 11 p.m. July 28 at the intersection of North Benton Drive and Eighth Street North. Kevin Donald Oehmen, 47, of Sauk Rapids, had been hit by a vehicle, and law enforcement administered CPR before Oehmen was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital, where he later died. According to a criminal complaint led in Benton County, Nies said he was driving northbound in the right lane of North Benton Drive when he observed a man, later identi ed as Oehmen, walking in the grass near the curb.
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Vol. 169, No. 18
Over 50 years on the streets of Sauk Rapids BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
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Falk, Rosenkrans retire from police department
Protect. Serve. Two words not taken lightly by law enforcement. Sergeant Dan Falk and Patrol Of cer Dave Rosenkrans wore the words on their sleeves and within their hearts for more than a combined 50 years as members of the Sauk Rapids Police Department. Rosenkrans and Falk retired from policing May 31 and June 30, respectively. The two leave behind 16 sworn of cers and two administrative staff at the SRPD. “The citizens of Sauk Rapids should be very proud and happy about the people they have working in the police department,” Rosenkrans said. “They are a dedicated group doing a very dif cult job, and they continue to do it day after day. You don’t nd that all the time.”
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Dan Falk (left) and Dave Rosenkrans stand with service plaques June 12 after being recognized by the city council for their years as employees of the Sauk Rapids Police Department. Combined, the two served the city for over 50 years.
Benton County Fair vendors share culinary camaraderie 5 food booths have 35-plus year connection via corner location BY TIM HENNAGIR STAFF WRITER
A tight-knit group of Benton County Fair food vendors share a historic ingredient. Bobby Joe’s Beef Burgers, Jimmy Z’s Little Italy & More, Prom’s Cheese Curds & Wontons, Donutman Joe’s Mini-Donuts and Kelch Concessions’ Taco in a Bag have been neighbors on the PHOTO BY TIM HENNAGIR same fair corner in Sauk Kelch Concessions’ Taco in a Bag (from left), Jimmy Z’s Little Italy & More, Prom’s Cheese Curds & Wontons, Donutman Rapids for more than 35 Joe’s Mini-Donuts and Bobby Joe’s Beef Burgers are food booth neighbors on the same corner within the Benton years. County Fairgrounds in Sauk Rapids. Families and owners of the five booths have been friends and have shared fairrelated experiences for more than 35 years.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
• Mortgage Foreclosure - pg. 14 • City of Sauk Rapids Annual Disclosure - pg. 14 • Benton County Board of Adjustment Public Hearing - pg. 14 • Benton County Board of Commissioners Reg. Minutes, July 18 - pg. 12 • Summons (2) - pg. 12
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OBITUARY Kevin D. Oehmen
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