NEW ULM — After hearing Bashaw Township farmers say they’ve lost a lot of acres to drown-outs Tuesday, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved authorizing ISG Engineering of Mankato to do a County Ditch 25 feasibility study. Approval of a study to give landowners ditch repair, ...
GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved an 11-month superintendent contract for Kelly Smith Monday. Action came on a motion by board member Ken Briese, seconded by Mark Turtle to approve an 11-month, $132,916 contract for Smith that begins Aug. 1. The school board interviewed three superintendent candidates chosen by the South Central Services Cooperative (SCSC) July 18 for the position that opened after GFW Supt. Jeff Horton accepted the superintendent position at SouthWest Metro Intermediate School District July 1. SouthWest Metro provides ...
NEW ULM — The bugs are back this summer with a vengeance. While summer activities can expose us to lots of insects it’s good to be aware of prevention methods for a number of things including tick and mosquito bites that transmit diseases to humans and animals. For those outside a lot this summer, mosquito bites are nothing to take lightly. Multiple generations of mosquitoes can even appear at once. There are a variety of factors that affect the number of mosquitoes in a given summer, but moisture is one of the big ones, said Elizabeth Schiffman, an epidemiologist with the ...
NEW ULM — In an effort to reduce the risk of the H5N1 avian influenza in lactating dairy cows at show events, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (MBAH) announced new testing requirements June 18. All lactating (currently producing milk) dairy cows must have a negative H5N1 test result and Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) to attend any Minnesota exhibition. The requirements are effective until Dec. 31, 2024. University of Minnesota Administrative Specialist Aimee Powers of Lyon County said the testing requirements will involving the county and state fairs will be ...
The Nicollet City Council held a Public Hearing on a modifications for municipal development district located at the corner of 6th Street and Main Street before their regular meeting on Monday, July 8. Shannon Sweeney of David Drown Associates explained the purpose for the hearing was to receive comments for the intended action to create a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. “To create a TIF district, we establish boundaries or new areas where we capture the property taxes associated with a new market value in our city,” said Sweeney. The site is the former Trinity Lutheran ...
GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) Public School Board unanimously approved three interim superintendent candidate finalists Monday. Approval interim superintendent candidates Pat Devine, Frank Norton and Dr. Kelly Smith came on a motion by board member Russell Miller of Winthrop, ...
