Ryan Schrempp promoted
Ryan K. Schrempp, a member of the U.S. Army National Guard since 2010, has been promoted to sergeant. He is now a fire control sergeant with the 1-125(-) Field Artillery Headquarters Battery in New...
View ArticleLocals named to U of M list
Kaylee Kruschke of Glencoe, Rachel Heuer of Lester Prairie and Zachary Jones and Kayla Nemec of Silver Lake all earned a spot on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, dean’s list. The list...
View ArticleSchenk is Bethel graduate
Merrick Schenk of Stewart graduated from Bethel University following the fall 2015 semester. Schenk, the son of Anthony Schenk, earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.
View ArticleNamed to St. Thomas list
Keaton Anderson, Raymond Eberhard and Shannon Twiss, all of Glencoe, and Eric Thalmann, Plato, were named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. Students must post...
View ArticleGirl born to Exsted, Perez
Mariah Exsted and Bernadino Perez of Glencoe announce the birth of their daughter, Jazzlyn Marie Perez, born Feb. 5, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Jazzlyn weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and...
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Biggest Losers Competition 2016 - Week 4 Results
Biggest Loser Results Week 4 - February 9 1. Thin It to Win it24.19% 2. Hips Ahoy23.97% 3. Shake, Rattle, No More Rolls22.69%read more
View ArticleJail bids appear to be well under budget
By Lori Copler Bids were opened this afternoon (Thursday) on the proposed McLeod County Jail expansion and security project, and appear to be well under estimated costs. The County Board had been...
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New Auburn church planning celebration
Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Auburn will be celebrating its 125th anniversary in April. Plans are being made for a special worship with former pastors on April 10, as well as a meal. Confirmed...
View ArticleJack Gepson to play in MBDA honor band
On April 9-10, Jack Gepson of the Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) Concert Band will represent GSL as a member of the 2016 Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA) State Level 9-10 Honor Band, held at...
View ArticleAmy Wilde to run for District 18 seat
Amy Wilde, Dassel, has announced her intention to file for the District 18 seat in the Minnesota Senate. She recently registered her campaign with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. District 18 is...
View ArticleGSL Knowledge Bowl hosts, wins Region 6 meet
Glencoe-Silver Lake Knowledge Bowl hosted its annual home meet Saturday, Feb. 13, inviting nine Region 6 competitors to the high school. GSL turned out to be both host and winner that morning with...
View ArticleQuick thinking, response averts major fire in Plato
By Lori Copler A quick response and quick thinking were the keys to averting a major fire in Plato Saturday night. Plato Fire Chief Jay Wood said his department was dispatched at 9:59 p.m. to Stockman...
View ArticlePlanning commission considers industrial park setbacks
By Rebecca Mariscal The Glencoe Planning Commission discussed creating setbacks for industrial areas at its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11. City Administrator Mark Larson presented the idea to...
View ArticleJail, security project proceeds on 4-1 vote
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday morning to proceed with its jail expansion and courthouse security project by approving most of the low bids for the...
View ArticleBrownton seeks sources of water losses in system
By Lori Copler The city of Brownton will hire a consultant to find out why it’s losing water. At its Feb. 8 meeting, engineer John Rodeberg of Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) said city officials had...
View ArticleLocals on Mankato lists
Minnesota State University - Mankato has announced the students on its honor and high honor lists. On the honor list are Chloe Christy and Emily Schmidt of Norwood Young America. On the high honor...
View ArticleSchweiss on Oshkosh list
Rachel Schweiss of Brownton was named to the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh dean’s list for the fall semester. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.75 or higher.
View ArticleAhlbrecht is graduate of UW
Nicole Ahlbrecht of Glencoe graduate from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in December. Ahlbrecht earned a bachelor of science in accounting.
View ArticleKlover graduates from SDSU
Fancy Jo Klover of Stewart was among the fall 2015 graduates at South Dakota State University in Brookings. South Dakota. Klover earned a bachelor of science degree from the college of arts and sciences.
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