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SE City Council OKs new ambulance, power cot bid

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved state bids for a new ambulance and powerlift (ambulance) cot Tuesday. Action came on a motion by councilor Nate Stevermer, seconded by Christina Andres to purchase a new Ford ambulance to replace a 2010 Ford ambulance and a new ambulance power cot. A powered ambulance cot features a battery-powered hydraulic system that raises and lowers the cot at the touch of a button. Cost of a new Ford ambulance through the state bid process is $293,302, $103,302 more than a new ambulance purchased in 2017. Sleepy Eye City Manager ...

Foot clinic added to Brown County public health

NEW ULM — Starting off on the right foot Tuesday, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved adding a foot care clinic as an added public health department service. Action came on a motion by commissioner Scott Windschitl, seconded by Dave Borchert to add routine foot care in the public health department to help bridge a cap in the community. Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand said public health has been receiving phone calls from local residents asking about foot care options. Brand partnered with the New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) Podiatry Dept. to ask about the ...

County roads get finishing touches

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners learned Tuesday that much of the highway construction work on CR 27 and CR 25 several miles west and south of New Ulm, is progressing well. “Highway 27 from CR 11 to Highway 14 and CR 25 from CR 11 to CR 13 are close to being done. Striping, ...

‘Summer’s worth of rain’ in June

NEW ULM — June was a record-setting or near record-setting month for rain many people would rather forget. “Catastrophic flooding occurred across parts of Minnesota in mid-June as a stationary boundary (a warm or cold front that stops moving) stalled out across the Upper Midwest,” ...

GFW Public Schools starts superintendent search, posts online survey

GIBBON — At a special meeting Tuesday, the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board approved the South Central Service Cooperative (SCSC) of Mankato to lead the search for an interim superintendent. The decision follows last week’s announcement that GFW Superintendent Dr. Jeff Horton accepted the superintendent position at Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288 based in Shakopee. Horton will begin his new job July 1 but will also continue to service as GFW superintendent through July 15 when an interim superintendent is to be hired for a one-year contract. He will ...

Rapidan Dam structure still intact

BLUE EARTH – One day after the Rapidan Dam was reported to be in imminent threat, members of Blue Earth County Public Works and Emergency Management assured the public the danger to Mankato was minimal During a press conference in Rapidan Dam Park, overlooking the west edge of the dam, Blue ...