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Storm downs trees, forces changes to 5k route

NEW ULM Over a 100 Turner Society members participated in the 5K, that was scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. but debris from the previous night’s storm forced the organizers to re-route the course. The original plan was to have runners return to German Park using the bike path, but down trees made ...

GFW chairman refutes allegations made by board members

GIBBON — Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board Chairman Dan Merkel responded to recent board member allegations in an email received by The Journal Friday, July 28. At a July 24 meeting, recently resigned GFW school board members Amy Acree and Jason Haas spoke at a public comment ...

Church selling rural Gibbon home for $1

Buyer must GIBBON — A rural Gibbon house that formerly was used by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Schoolteachers is for sale for $1. The property sale includes the understanding that the turn of the century, four-bedroom, two-bathroom house must be moved by the buyer’s expense from church ...

Beat the heat

NEW ULM — Tyler and Missy Vorwerk of Gibbon beat the heat Tuesday bringing their boys Lukas and Lane to the North Park Splash Pad. A dairy farmer, Tyler Vorwerk said he’ll bring his family to the splash pad when he has time. “The kids liked the park. They play on the playground, then ...

GFW board oks Nov. 7 referendum election

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved holding a Nov. 7, 2023 special election Monday. Action came on a motion by Drew Schmidt, seconded by Ken Briese to hold an election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in combined polling places including the Gibbon Municipal ...

Brown Co. to negotiate development agreement for Geroge’s Ballroom

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously authorized the county administrator, auditor-treasurer and assistant auditor-treasurer to negotiate a development agreement with the CBC (Coldwell Banker Commercial) Fisher Group of Mankato to develop the former George’s Ballroom site ...