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Winthrop voters re-elect Mayor Trebelhorn

WINTHROP — Winthrop voters re-elected Mayor Julie Trebelhorn Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Trebelhorn got 358 votes to 319 for challenger Brent Roiger. There were 13 write-ins. A city council member since 2014, she said there’s plenty of things to work on. “We just finished up a big street and utility project here, but we’re working on a large wastewater treatment project with other cities, businesses and agencies. Our business partners are Heartland Corn Products (ethanol plant) and Dairy Farmers of America. They are great business partners. We’re working with ...

Sleepy Eye Dairy Queen re-opens

SLEEPY EYE — After being closed for three weeks of exterior remodeling, the Sleepy Eye Dairy Queen reopened for business Saturday, Oct. 26. Owner Darrell Kral said the project included moving the drive-through from the west side to the east side of the business. He thinks the change will ...

Sleepy Eye FFA shines at national convention

SLEEPY EYE — Practice makes perfect. Sleepy Eye High School junior Kayden Klein finished fourth in the National FFA Convention Quiz Bowl Contest at the 97th national convention Oct. 22-26 in Indianapolis. This year, he won it, answering 16 more questions correctly than the national ...

Bishop inspired by Richter’s ‘legacy of service’

NEW ULM — A beloved priest who will be remembered for his service to God and parishioners that brought him great joy, died Oct. 23 under hospice care at Divine Providence Community Home/Lake Villa Maria in Sleepy Eye. Monsignor John A. Richter, 86, was a priest of the Diocese of New Ulm ...

‘Living history’ at Fagen Fighters Museum

GRANITE FALLS — Historic aircraft weren’t the only draw at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum on Saturday. Visitors at a “Reenactment Day” event got a close-up look at what life was like for soldiers during World War II. “This is living history,” said Tracy resident Ron Coyle, who ...

Burning restrictions remain in effect

BROWN COUNTY — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and fire chiefs remind residents that burning restrictions placed Oct. 2 are still in effect until further notice. No open burning of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land, ditches or brush piles is permitted. Recreational campfires are permitted but must be contained in a ring of either rock, cement, brick, or metal, must not be closer than 25 feet to any structure and be attended. Charcoal grills, wood smokers, and propane or natural gas devices are not considered open burning. Brown County does not require residents to obtain a ...