Two people injured in crash Monday night
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident that may have been weather-related in Renville County Monday evening. According to the Renville County Sheriff’s Office, the accident was reported at...
View ArticleCommunity Strings to perform Dec. 17
Community Strings is excited to present its Christmas show, titled “A Red, White, and Blue Christmas,” at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe on Sunday, Dec. 17, with shows taking place at 3 p.m....
View ArticleIn its final season, Minnesota Nice still seeking donations
By Lori Copler Anyone wishing to donate goods or money to Minnesota Nice needs to do it this season. Linda Krueger, who coordinates the local effort to send gift packages to active military personnel...
View ArticleCouncil approves playground plan for Oak Leaf Park
By Katie Ballalatak The Glencoe City Council approved the Park Board’s plans to purchase new playground equipment for Oak Leaf Park and construct a border sidewalk around the playground at its Monday...
View ArticleStorm project detailed at city workshop
By Katie Ballalatak The Glencoe City Council held a workshop Monday to further discuss the updates made to the 2018 Central Storm Sewer project after several council members expressed concerns about...
View ArticleShifting property values drive tax statement changes
By Lori Copler Shifting property values seem to have had more of an impact on individual property taxes than increases in levies, if Thursday night’s McLeod County truth-in-taxation hearing was any...
View ArticleCounty to investigate bubbling floor in commercial building at fairgrounds
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to spend $7,535 to do at least core samples of the multi-purpose floor in the commercial building at the fairgounds,...
View ArticlePublic invited to brainstorm on Glencoe tourism planning
By Katie Ballalatak The Glencoe Area Chamber of Commerce tourism committee invites the public to attend an open meeting at Gert & Erma’s Thursday, Dec. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to help...
View ArticleKnowledge Bowl teams capture firsts in varsity, junior varsity, junior high
Glencoe-Silver Lake’s Knowledge Bowl teams won first place in varsity, junior, and junior high competitions at New London-Spicer (NLS) Saturday. NLS ran a quick meet, with a 45-question written round,...
View ArticleHenderson teen hurt in rollover
A Henderson teen was treated for minor injuries after a rollover accident near Henderson Wednesday, Dec. 6 at about 8:30 a.m. According to the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office, Phillip Edward Champagne,...
View ArticleLighting contest winners announced
Winners of the residential holiday lighting contest, sponsored Glencoe Light & Power, have been named: First place — Larissa and Jason Oelfke, 1429 Russell Ave. N, $200 in Glencoe Bucks. Second...
View ArticleBrownton keeps levy level; one attends taxation hearing
By Lori Copler The Brownton City Council voted to not increase its levy for 2018, but one person still came to its truth-in-taxation hearing Tuesday, Dec. 5, to ask about his property tax statement....
View ArticleHelen Baker School surplus furniture on its way to Haiti
By Katie Ballalatak Band students and parents from Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) schools and members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe gathered at the former Helen Baker Elementary School on...
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