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 ...
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 ...
BROWN COUNTY — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and fire chiefs remind residents that burning restrictions placed Oct. 2 are still in effect until further notice. No open burning of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land, ditches or brush piles is permitted. Recreational campfires are permitted but must be contained in a ring of either rock, cement, brick, or metal, must not be closer than 25 feet to any structure and be attended. Charcoal grills, wood smokers, and propane or natural gas devices are not considered open burning. Brown County does not require residents to obtain a ...
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 ...
