Unseth, Garbers on UW-Eau Claire fall list
Miriam Unseth of Lester Prairie and Kristin Garbers of Silver Lake were named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Unseth is in the college of education and human...
View ArticleRidgewater announces fall semester dean’s list
Ridgewater College announced its fall semester dean’s list, which includes a number of area students. Named to the academic honor roll were: Arlington: Dennis Rabe and Mick Thomes. Brownton: Jan...
View ArticleBlizzard claims life of Stewart area man
By Lori Copler A Stewart area man, Garry Allen Kontz, 55, died sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning as a result of the blizzard conditions and severe cold, according to the McLeod County...
View ArticleCity to seek loan to demolish Economart
By Rich Glennie Glencoe City Council approved the application for a Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) demolition loan to tear down the former Mark’s Economart building and the...
View ArticleTownship officials hear about proposed MRF retrofit
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Board of Commissioners will vote a potential change to one-sort recycling at either its Feb. 17 or March 4 meeting, township officials heard at Monday night’s McLeod...
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‘Hospice care was amazing’
By Alyssa Schauer By Alyssa Schauer Staff Writer After many months of caring for her husband, Frank, after his health began seriously failing from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive...
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1-Act play cast captures first place
The Glencoe-Silver Lake One-Act Play cast captured first place at the sub-section competition Saturday with its performance of “Backspace.” Cast members above, in the form of a typewriter keyboard,...
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Corn & Soybean Growers hear some ag predictions; laugh a lot
By Rich Glennie The McLeod County Corn and Soybean Growers Association held its 30th annual banquet and ag appreciation night at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in Glencoe and heard a combination of some...
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Biggest Losers Week 2 Results
Biggest Losers Update Week 1 – January 21, 2014 1. Muffin Top Droppers20.08%read more
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Getting to know you on Dairy Day
Noah Brinkmann, 16-month-old son of Tom and Jennifer Brinkmann of Glencoe, tried to get up close to several baby pigs at Thursday’s Glencoe Dairy Day activities at Oak Leaf Park. Local 4-Hers also...
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ECFE ground-breaking ceremony
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Early Childhood Family Education/Special Education addition to Lincoln Junior High was held last week. Participating in the ceremony were members of the chamber...
View ArticleCounty Board calls for final plans for solid waste retrofit
The McLeod County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to have its solid waste consultant, Burns & McDonnell to start preparing contracts, final plans and requests for proposals for a possible retrofit...
View ArticleNamed to Winona dean’s list
Several area students were named to the fall semester dean’s list at Winona State University. They included Alyssa Beneke, Rebecca Eddy, Tony Mizuhata and Abby Ruschmeyer, all of Glencoe, and Jacob...
View ArticleCruz, Soria announce birth
Gloria Cruz and Omar Soria of Arlington announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Winter Soria, on Jan. 22, 2014, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Abigail weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and was...
View ArticleCornell on president’s list
Kathleen Cornell of Glencoe was named to the fall semester president’s list at Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical in Winona. To make the list, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.5...
View ArticleDaughter born to Vaceks
Jake and Lindsey Vacek of Hutchinson announce the birth of their daughter, Lauren Celestine, on Jan. 22, 2014, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Lauren weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 21 inches...
View ArticleArea students on MSU list
Numerous area students were named to the high honor and honor fall semester dean’s lists at Minnesota State University-Mankato.read more
View ArticleDaughter born to Klassen family
Troy and Alexis Klassen of St. Charles announce the birth of their daughter, Ellie Rae, on Jan. 27, 2014, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. Ellie weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20-1/2...
View ArticleCounty officials preparing for impact of propane shortage
By Lori Copler The current propane shortage has yet to seriously impact McLeod County, but preparations are being made in the event the situation worsens. Which could well happen, McLeod County...
View ArticleRice Construction to build in industrial park
By Rich Glennie The Glencoe Industrial Park will have a new tenant after Glencoe City Council on Monday night authorized a purchase agreement with Rice Construction Systems of Sauk Rapids. David...
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