County Board approves permit for solar garden near Winsted
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional use permit for ReneSola Power Holdings, LLC, to install a 3-megawatt solar garden on property owned by Patricia Karels in...
View Article‘Stories of Hope & Healing’ set for April 8 in Hutchinson
“Stories of Hope & Healing,” a suicide and mental health awareness public event, is set for Sunday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m., at the Hutchinson Event Center, 1005 Highway 15 S, Hutchinson. The event...
View ArticleGlencoe Wine & Spirits trying new marketing, finance committee hears
By Jakob Kounkel Glencoe Wine and Spirits Store Manager Jon VanDamme joined the ciyt of Glencoe’s Finance and Strategic Planning Committee on Monday to update and review the progress of the liquor...
View ArticleSchool building project $1.39 million over budget
By Jakob Kounkel At a Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board budget work session Monday night, Business Manager Michelle Sander announced a $1.39 million debt owed to Architects Rego Youngquist (ARY),...
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Garbers honored by RE/MAX
Lynne Garbers of RE/MAX Results was recently honored with the 100% Club Award, which is the fifth-highest regional honor for sales in a single year. Only 29 percent of 1,901 RE/MAX associates in...
View ArticleDaughter for Husemanns
Michael and Amber Husemann of Glencoe announce the birth of a daughter, Victoria Jean Husemann, who arrived March 30, 2018, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Victoria weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and...
View ArticleWard chosen as counselor for regional 4-H camp
On March 17, 2018, 24 youth — including Emily Ward of the Glencoe Jr. Pioneers 4-H Club — attended a 4-H camp counselor training at the West Central Research and Outreach Center near Morris. This...
View ArticleMarge Traver receives community service award
Marge Traver was the recipient of the 2017 Community Service Award from the St. Pius X Catholic United Financial Council. Traver received the award at the council’s annual Christmas gathering on Dec....
View ArticleRuss Runck & Associates firm becomes Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth...
Russ Runck & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., has become an Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth practice with offices in Glencoe, Watertown,...
View ArticleMan charged in drug-related death
A Minneapolis man has been charged with third-degree murder in connection with a Watertown woman’s death, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said deputies responded...
View Article2 injured in Easter Day accident
Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash west of Brownton on Highway 212 Sunday at about 6 p.m. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2014 Ford Edge, driven by...
View ArticleArea law enforcement to focus on distracted driving April 9-22
A truck driver was allegedly looking down at his cell phone for eight seconds before he slammed into a car, killing a father of three. More than two football fields — that’s how long investigators...
View ArticleCounty planning group makes quick work of CUPs
By By Lori Copler The McLeod County Planning Advisory Commission made short work of three applications for conditional use permits (CUPs) Wednesday, March 28, as no one from the public showed up for...
View ArticleGlencoe City Council considers jetter, tractor
By Jakob Kounkel The Glencoe City Council discussed replacement of its sewer jetter and a tractor for the streets and parks department at its Monday night meeting. Gary Schreifels, public works...
View ArticleTagus Avenue hot topic at County Board meeting
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a quote of $18,389 to mill off the surface of about a mile of Tagus Avenue west of Lake Marion in preparation of another...
View ArticleShow arena expansion planned
By Jakob Kounkel The McLeod County Fairgrounds will, hopefully, be seeing a much-needed addition to the existing show arena building. The proposed addition features an 80-by-100-foot multi-purpose...
View ArticleCounty Board votes 4-1 against integrating tri-county health group
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to govern the Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services by delegation, rather than approving a full integration of the...
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