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Nicollet schools, union reach tentative agreement

NICOLLET — Superintendent Robin Courrier informed the Nicollet Public School Board at their Wednesday meeting that NPS and the Nicollet Education Association have reached a tentative agreement for the 2024-25 school year. “Due to the terms agreed for necessary salary improvements, and because we have had consistent declining student enrollment over the last five years, I am recommending that the board adopt a resolution directing the administration to make staff reductions equivalent to 2.0 FTE. That does not mean two teachers necessarily, but equivalent to the cost of what two ...

SE City Council OKs temporary liquor licenses

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved temporary liquor licenses for several summer festivals Tuesday. Temporary licenses were approved for the Knights of Columbus Council 3134 July 4 at Allison Park, St. Mary’s Church Festival church grounds Aug. 4, Servicemen’s Club 1st Ave. street dance Aug. 16, Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. Allison Park, Aug. 17 and at Sleepy Eye Brewing Company Sept. 28. Liquor license approval came on a motion by Councilor Doug Pelzel, seconded by Scott Krzmarzick. Liquor license renewals effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, were ...

Nicollet City Council approves summer activities

NICOLLET -- The Nicollet City Council met on Monday and approved a variety of upcoming activities for the Nicollet community and the closing of specific streets for their events. Lance Severin of Cruisin’ on Pine and 99, the car and bike roll-in event, requested the closing of Pine Street for two nights when their events will have a band on a trailer on Pine Street from 5 to 8 p.m. The dates for the band are June 20, the kick-off to Nicollet’s Friendship Days, and Aug. 1. The roll-in event starts May 9 and is held every other Thursday through Sept. 12 Dave Holcomb requested an ...

Pancake feed draws crowd

More than 1,000 tickets were sold for the Fire & Brimstone II pancake feed benefiting the Courtland Fire and Rescue Department at the Courtland Community Center Saturday. Jeff Madison of Minneapolis fries bacon near the community center. The feed stems from Helping Minnesota Heroes, an organization dedicated to assisting first responders in Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Sibley and Brown Counties.

Horton receives administrator of excellence award

GIBBON — Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Horton was recognized as a Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) Regional Administrator of Excellence March 15. Horton received the award from St. Paul Public Schools Supt. Dr. Joe Gothard and MASA ...

‘Hanska needs the library’

HANSKA – Tuesday, the Hanska Community Center was packed for an informational meeting on the future funding of the community library. Over 60 people filled the Community Center meeting space, with those in attendance heavily supporting continued funding of the library. Recently the City ...