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Courtland Council discusses tree removal again

COURTLAND —The Courtland City Council at their regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, continued their discussion from last month regarding who is responsible for removing diseased trees. Council members Pam Rodewald and Justin Kraus had volunteered to contact other cities on how they handle ...

GFW board views new project site master plan

GIBBON — Following a brief regular board meeting, the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board discussed PreK-12 site and building project design with architects from two Twin Cities firms Sept. 5. “We’ve worked with our site team, other groups and received school project feedback from ...

Yellow is the fall color in style at Gibbon Sunflower Field

GIBBON — As September begins, yellow is the color in style at the Gibbon Sunflower Field. The field, located at the end of West 8th Street and Cedar Avenue, is eight acres and mainly features a variety called Lemon Queen. The field’s flowers grew to be about nine feet, though this ...

Springfield Class of 1957

The Springfield Class of 1957 held their 66th reunion at Tommy’s in Springfield on Saturday, August 19. Back Row (L to R): Dennis Newman, David Nelson, Norbert Wenish, Kermit Thompson, John Utz, Dave Peichel and Lois (Helget) Schley. Front Row (L to R): Bonnie (Bielen) Wells, Bob Runck, ...

GFW school board appoints 2 new members

GIBBON — After interviews with five appointed board member candidates Monday, the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board appointed George Grosam of Fairfax and Kathi Gruenhagen of Gibbon to fill board seats that expire Dec. 31, 2023. Supt. Dr. Jeff Horton said the new board members will ...

Concern for the needy grows into outdoor concert

NEW ULM — Hundreds of people heard a variety of music at the Party on the Pond at Zinniel Utility Contracting in the northwest corner of New Ulm Saturday. The music was mellow at first with Chris Bertrand doing Arlo Gutherie and The Grateful Dead covers with his accoustic guitar before doing ...