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, ...
NEW ULM — A 70-year-old Sleepy Eye man was sentenced to 5 years in prison Monday for an amended count of felony 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under age 16 between March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2011. Gary Allen Thoms pleaded guilty to the charge in Brown County District ...
NICOLLET -- Nicollet Public School (NPS) board announced filing School Board Election during Wednesday’s school board meeting. The opportunity to file for the School Board opened on July 16 and will close at 4:00 p.m. on August 13, 2024. The school board elections will take place during the General Election on November 5, 2024. There are three open positions on the Board. An elected candidate will fill a four-year term. People can stop at the school office to file an Affidavit for Candidacy for a board position. Filing details were posted to the school’s website and published in ...
SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved state bids for a new ambulance and powerlift (ambulance) cot Tuesday. Action came on a motion by councilor Nate Stevermer, seconded by Christina Andres to purchase a new Ford ambulance to replace a 2010 Ford ambulance and a new ambulance power cot. A powered ambulance cot features a battery-powered hydraulic system that raises and lowers the cot at the touch of a button. Cost of a new Ford ambulance through the state bid process is $293,302, $103,302 more than a new ambulance purchased in 2017. Sleepy Eye City Manager ...
NEW ULM — Starting off on the right foot Tuesday, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved adding a foot care clinic as an added public health department service. Action came on a motion by commissioner Scott Windschitl, seconded by Dave Borchert to add routine foot care in the public health department to help bridge a cap in the community. Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand said public health has been receiving phone calls from local residents asking about foot care options. Brand partnered with the New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) Podiatry Dept. to ask about the ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners learned Tuesday that much of the highway construction work on CR 27 and CR 25 several miles west and south of New Ulm, is progressing well. “Highway 27 from CR 11 to Highway 14 and CR 25 from CR 11 to CR 13 are close to being done. Striping, ...
