County wants to get ahead of wild parsnip spread
By Lori Copler McLeod County officials want to get ahead of the game on the spread of wild parsnip in the county. Karen Johnson, Extension educator, and Al Koglin, the county parks supervisor and weed...
View ArticleInspector wants to educate public on city of Glencoe’s rental ordinance
By Lori Copler There may be some misconceptions about the city of Glencoe’s rental ordinance, and inspector Bob Scheidt would like to clear them up. Most people typically think of rental property as...
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City to re-advertise for liquor store job
By Katie Ballalatak The Glencoe City Council at its Monday night meeting continued discussion about the Glencoe Wine & Spirits liquor store manager position. The City Council officially approved...
View ArticleAnnual Glencoe fly-in, sweet corn, bratwurst feed set for Sept. 2
Glencoe Chapter 92 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, known as the South Central Flyers, will have its annual sweet corn and bratwurst feed and fly-in on Saturday, Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2...
View ArticleCodeRED can alert residents to incidents
The tornado in Lester Prairie the evening of Wednesday Aug. 16, serves as a reminder that homes and businesses in McLeod County can be notified about damaging weather and other incidents that can...
View ArticleGaylord motorcyclist dies in 3-vehicle crash
A Gaylord motorcyclist died in a three-vehicle accident in Gaylord on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Brian Reynold Severin, 59, of Gaylord, was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was reported at 10:34...
View ArticleMan extricated from vehicle after accident
A Gaylord man had to be extricated from a vehicle by the Gaylord Fire Department after a one-vehicle crash Saturday, Aug. 12, at about 5:15 p.m. The man, a passenger in the vehicle, was identified as...
View ArticleFoster parent orientation session set for Sept. 9
McLeod County Social Services is hosting a foster parent orientation for families interested in becoming foster parents on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the McLeod County Solid Waste...
View ArticleSilver Lake City Council looks at demolition financing options
By Karin Ramige The Silver Lake City Council heard a couple of possible options for financing the demolition of four substandard buildings on Main Street at its meeting on Monday. Rebecca Kurtz of...
View ArticleBrownton’s proposed $8.4 million project outlined at public hearing
By Lori Copler Approximately 50 people attended the city of Brownton’s public hearing Aug. 15 on its proposed $8.4 million utility and street improvement project. John Rodeberg, an engineer with Short...
View ArticleMotions to discard, amend ordinance fail at Glencoe Planning Commission
By Katie Ballatalak City of Glencoe Planning Commission Member Lynn Exsted set forth two motions at the Aug. 17 meeting, both having to do with the metal vertical siding ordinance in Glencoe. First,...
View ArticleTrailblazer tables signing line of credit
By Lori Copler The Trailblazer Transit Joint Powers Board on Thursday tabled an agreement with Security Bank & Trust to provide a $1 million line of credit to help with cash flow between payments...
View ArticleMan flees from sentence to service crew
The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office said a Gaylord man who fled a sentence to service crew near Gibbon Monday, Aug. 14, was found after a 41⁄2-hour search. The sheriff’s office said that Patrick Moses...
View ArticleCouple announces son’s birth
Bruce Johnson and Jordan Villapudua of Brownton announce the birth of a son, Bentley Christopher Johnson, who arrived Aug. 9, 2017, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Bentley weighed 9 pounds, 6...
View ArticleSon born to Vacek family
David and Rachel Vacek of Hector announce the arrival of a son, Vincent Daniel, born Aug. 8, 2017, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Vincent weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 213⁄4 inches long at...
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