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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 of ...

Brown Co. Board OKs ditch clean-outs

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved four partial, open ditch clean-outs to low bidders Tuesday. A $29,243.20 contact for County Ditch 28, Mulligan Township, was awarded to Sandgren Trucking & Excavating, Franklin, motion by Commissioner Brian Braun, seconded by Tony ...