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Ballot question boosts school funding without raising taxes

SLEEPY EYE — With early voting beginning today (Friday) at the Brown County Courthouse Auditor-Treasurer's Office, Sleepy Eye Public School Superintendent John Cselovszki stressed the importance of voting for the Minnesota Permanent School Trust Fund Constitutional Amendment to the school board Wednesday. "Leaving the ballot question blank is counted as a "No" vote," he said. The ballot question asks to amend the Minnesota Constitution to increase funding for all school districts from the permanent school fund, which supports school districts without raising individual income or ...

Sleepy Eye to sell former Del Monte plant

SLEEPY EYE – The City of Sleepy Eye is preparing to sell the former Del Monte plant to Heartland Properties. During Tuesday’s Sleepy Eye City Council meeting, a resolution was unanimously approved calling for a public hearing on a proposed 15-year tax abatement of up to $400,000. The ...

Another way to bring the schools together

NEW ULM – Every student and teacher connected with New Ulm Area Catholic Schools (NUAC) took part in the school’s Marathon walk, Wednesday. The NUACS Marching Band led both schools — St. Anthony Elementary and Cathedral High School — down Washington Street toward the Civic Center and ...

‘It’s our favorite day of the year’

NEW ULM - Regulars and first-timers lined up at the entrance of Schell’s Brewery Saturday to partake in a particularly hot Oktoberfest, with temperatures reaching a high of 89 degrees. Emily Sackriter and Richard Keller from Paynesville, Minnesota were the first in line, arriving around ...

Morgan Creek Vineyards holds final public Oktoberfest celebration

NEW ULM — Morgan Creek Vineyards hosted its final public Oktoberfest celebration Saturday, closing its public festival schedule as owners George and Paula Marti shift the business exclusively to private events. The Vineyard shifts to private events operated on a reduced schedule this year, ...

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