WINTHROP — In order to take advantage of overlapping territories and common investment needs, the boards of directors of Central Region Cooperative (CRC) of Sleepy Eye and United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) of Winthrop announced April 10 that their members approved a plan to merge the two ...
On April 14th, 13 Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America (FFA) members traveled to Westbrook, Minnesota for the Region VI FFA Awards Banquet. Numerous members were recognized for their excellence, and Lucia Martinez Paredes and Alex Confer were officially inducted into the 2025-26 Region ...
NEW ULM — Easter holiday events begin as early as Saturday, April 12 and continue through Saturday, April 19 in and around New Ulm. There is a lot to do for any age. Saturday, April 12 All kids are invited to the Orchard Hill Senior Living Easter egg hunt set for 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., April 12 at 1223 Karl Drive. Parents are invited to dress up their kids and get pictures with the Easter Bunny, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 12 at the Best Western Plus. The Shop-n-Hop Craft Show includes Easter eggs for all kids and discount eggs for crafter and vendor shoppers. Friday, ...
NICOLLET – Nicollet Public Schools (NPS) lost nearly $200,000 in special education funding due to a data collection error. Last month, the Nicollet Public School (NPS) Board learned about the potential shortfall to special education. Initially the board was told the error resulted in $325,000 in lost funding. On Wednesday Todd Netzke, owner of School Management Services (SMS), and District Business Manager Jim Freihammer clarified the information presented last month was incorrect. The actual short fall was $195,627.60. SMS has investigated the error and found that NPS faced a ...
FAIRFAX — Fort Ridgely State Park is one of the rare state parks that includes the remains of an actual battlefield. The fort for which the park derived its name was built between 1853 and 1854 and prove an important position during the U.S. Dakota War of 1862. During the conflict the ...
The Nicollet City Council approved the rezoning of parcels on the northeast side of Nicollet, Monday. The rezoned properties are a mixed use of industrial and commercial. The parcels rezoned were the northern half of four parcels. All the parcels are located north of 2nd Street, south of 3rd Street, and east of Elm Street. The rezone will amend the zoning district of these four parcels from industrial to commercial to be consistent with the southern end of all parcels currently zoned commercial. The council approved this with an ordinance that amends the Nicollet city zoning map, and ...
