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'Keep their memory alive, keep talking about them'

SLEEPY EYE – Dozens gathered in Sleepy Eye’s Allison Park Sunday to remember loved ones as part of the annual KT Remembrance Walk. This was the third annual Sleepy Eye KT Remembrance Walk. Two weeks earlier, Alexandria, MN, hosted its sixth annual remembrance walk. The KT Remembrance ...

Court Records

Sibley County Court • Joshua Eric Henry, 51, Winthrop, was charged with felony possession of stolen property and fourth-degree misdemeanor DWI Sept. 22. Sibley County Deputy Sheriff Cody Theis conducted a traffic stop on County Road 57 south of Winthrop Sept. 18 due to a vehicle pulling a trailer without operable lights. Henry was identified as the vehicle driver. Michael Lee Doering, 72, Winthrop, was identified as a passenger who admitted to Deputy Theis that the trailer they towed was stolen and they were driving to dump the trailer on a gravel road for law enforcement to find ...

Senior Meals

Monday Country fried chicken, cream gravy, mashed potatoes, green peas, wheat bread & margarine, sugar cookie and milk Tuesday Past pizza casserole, country vegetable blend, spiced peaches, margarine, dinner roll and milk Wednesday Oven roasted turkey, turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, whole kernel corn, wheat bread & margarine, tapioca pudding/topping and milk Thursday Beef Goulash, Mixed Vegetables, Pumpkin Bar, Dinner Roll & Margarine and Milk Friday Baked Pork Chop, Pork Gravy, Scalloped Potatoes, Diced Carrots, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie and Milk

Sibley County Court

• Joshua Eric Henry, 51, Winthrop, was charged with felony possession of stolen property and fourth-degree misdemeanor DWI Sept. 22. Sibley County Deputy Sheriff Cody Theis conducted a traffic stop on County Road 57 south of Winthrop Sept. 18 due to a vehicle pulling a trailer without operable lights. Henry was identified as the vehicle driver. Michael Lee Doering, 72, Winthrop, was identified as a passenger who admitted to Deputy Theis that the trailer they towed was stolen and they were driving to dump the trailer on a gravel road for law enforcement to find later. Authorities ...

New Ulm Diabetes Walk Oct 3

The 12th Annual New Ulm Diabetes Walk will take place at Flandrau State Park on Saturday, October 3. This is a Strides, Lions for Diabetes Awareness Event and is a collaboration of the Lions Club of New Ulm and the Lafayette Area Lions Club. The walk is approximately a half mile long on Flandrau's beautiful trails. Free admission to the park is included. Children, pets and strollers are welcome to this family friendly event. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The Walk takes place at 9-10:30 a.m. Group picture at 9am. This is a Fund Raiser for the Minnesota Lions Diabetes Foundation, who ...

School Board sets maximum preliminary levy

NEW ULM — Thursday evening the school board approved setting the payable 2027 levy at the maximum. It is recommended to set the levy at maximum and Vice Chair Johnathan Schiro, who motioned for the approval, said that the levy has been set at maximum every year that he has been on the board. District 88 Manager Matthew Moline explained that setting the levy at maximum gives time for final adjustments to be made by the Minnesota Department of Education, “As they’re correcting and getting all those things [set] we just do maximum now and wait until December [to finalize ...