Brownton Council moves forward on priority list application process
The Brownton City Council continued its application process for priority listing for possible state and federal funding — either through grants or low-interest loans — to repair its sanitary sewer...
View ArticleStewart City Council moves forward with proposed street improvements
The Stewart City Council moved forward Monday night on three blocks worth of street work, and heard a request for more from a local business. The City Council held an assessment hearing and awarded a...
View ArticleStewart City Council approves Girl Scout butterfly garden request
The Stewart City Council gave permission to the Stewart-Brownton Girl Scouts to start a butterfly garden on city-owned property at its June 9 meeting. The garden will be located on Powers Street, just...
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New Auburn convenience store to re-open in very near future
Within the next two weeks, New Auburn will again have a full-service convenience store. The Brownton Co-op Ag Center bought the C-store in March, and currently has the pumps open for pay-at-the-pump...
View ArticleDonnay, Keenan graduate
Alex Donnay and Mitchell Keenan, both of Glencoe, were among the spring graduates of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Donnay received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering...
View ArticleSon born to Medrano, Zavala
Monica Medrano and Jesus Zavala Jr. of Glencoe announce the birth of their son, Isaac Zavala, on June 30, 2014, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Isaac weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 21 inches...
View ArticlePolzin named to dean’s list
Kyle Polzin of Glencoe was named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls.
View ArticleSon born to Heuer, Franet
Dylan Heuer is proud to announce the birth of his little brother, Bentlee Kenneth Heuer, on May 25, 2014. Bentlee weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. Parents are Josh Heuer and Roberta...
View ArticleSolar energy generation farm planned
By Lori Copler A solar panel “farm” may soon be located north of Lester Prairie along Highway 7, near Balow’s Auto Salvage, Inc., the McLeod County Board of Commissioners heard at its July 8 meeting....
View ArticleFare For All changes, more people sought
By Rich Glennie It is one of those programs that has been around of years, but few people even know it exists. It is called Fare For All. Whether you have heard of it or not, the program is changing....
View ArticleGSL hires 4 new special ed paras, explains why
By Alyssa Schauer The Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board on Monday approved a request to hire four additional paraprofessionals to work in the special education program at Lakeside, and Superintendent...
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White Squirrel Festival
The annual White Squirrel Festival in Plato was held Sunday morning at the Plato City Park. The event began with an omelet breakfast sponsored by the Plato Lions and a community worship service...
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Glencoe Music in the Park
Chuck Thiel, above, his son, Jason, and two grandsons, Noah and Jacob, performed at the first Glencoe Lions Music in the Park last Wednesday. Jacob, nearly 6, performed on the drums while Chuck played...
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Cenex station up and running at Silver Lake
By Alyssa Schauer After nearly three years of sitting empty, the old Marathon Station on Highway 7 in Silver Lake is now up and running as Cenex gas station owned by the Hutchinson Co-op. Mike Conner,...
View ArticleJohnson, Larson birth noted
Amanda Johnson and Nicholas Larson of Brownton are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia May Larson, on June 27, 2014, at Hutchinson Health. Olivia weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and was...
View ArticleShorey, Krippner note birth
Kristina Shorey and Beau Krippner of Buffalo Lake announce the birth of their son, Dallas Dean Krippner, on July 10, 2014, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Dallas weighed 8 pounds and was 21 inches...
View ArticleDaughter for Lopez family
Bailey Lopez and Silvestre Lopez Galaviz of Glencoe announce the birth of their daughter, Lexi Jo Lopez, on July 7, 2014, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Lexi weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and was...
View ArticleUnseth among graduates
Miriam Unseth of Lester Prairie was among the May graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She received her degree in biology from the College of Arts and Sciences. Other area graduates...
View ArticleSon born to Nowak, Catlin
Alexandra Nowak and Yancey Catlin of New Germany announce the birth of their son, Austin Clarence Catlin, on July 8, 2014, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Austin weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and...
View Article3 seats up for GSL School Board election
The terms of three Glencoe-Silver Lake school board members will end this year: Chair Clark Christianson, Clerk Anne Twiss, and Director Jason Lindeman. Filing will open for the office of school board...
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