WINTHROP — Winthrop voters re-elected Mayor Julie Trebelhorn Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Trebelhorn got 358 votes to 319 for challenger Brent Roiger. There were 13 write-ins. A city council member since 2014, she said there’s plenty of things to work on. “We just finished ...

SLEEPY EYE — After being closed for three weeks of exterior remodeling, the Sleepy Eye Dairy Queen reopened for business Saturday, Oct. 26. Owner Darrell Kral said the project included moving the drive-through from the west side to the east side of the business. He thinks the change will ...

SLEEPY EYE — Practice makes perfect. Sleepy Eye High School junior Kayden Klein finished fourth in the National FFA Convention Quiz Bowl Contest at the 97th national convention Oct. 22-26 in Indianapolis. This year, he won it, answering 16 more questions correctly than the national ...

NEW ULM — A beloved priest who will be remembered for his service to God and parishioners that brought him great joy, died Oct. 23 under hospice care at Divine Providence Community Home/Lake Villa Maria in Sleepy Eye. Monsignor John A. Richter, 86, was a priest of the Diocese of New Ulm for ...

GRANITE FALLS — Historic aircraft weren’t the only draw at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum on Saturday. Visitors at a “Reenactment Day” event got a close-up look at what life was like for soldiers during World War II. “This is living history,” said Tracy resident Ron Coyle, who ...

NEW ULM — Absentee voters walked into and out of the Brown County Auditor-Treasurers Office to cast their ballots Friday. “Absentee voting that began Sept. 20 has been very steady. With a presidential election, there is always high voter turnout,” said Brown County Auditor-Treasurer (AT) ...