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Students present FFA convention recap

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye FFA students presented the Sleepy Eye School Board with a recap of the FFA National Convention Wednesday. The Sleepy Eye FFA was named a Three Star National Chapter, the highest ranking possible. It was cited for building communities and strengthening agriculture ...

‘It takes a lot of dedication’

WINTHROP — Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) Theater Director Joe Vos said students are performing “Legally Blonde The Musical” by demand this fall. The musical will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23 and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 24 in the high school auditorium. Students ...

Nicollet School Board denies land detachment, annexation

NICOLLET -- The Nicollet Public School Board denied the Petition of Landowners for Detachment and Annexation from One School District to Another by a vote of 4-to-2 at their meeting on Wednesday. Pastor Kyle Madson and his wife, Alicia Madson, attended the meeting on Wednesday to ask the ...

New book is the “Cat’s Meow”

SLEEPY EYE – In Brown County, Paul Warshauer is well-known for his contributions to theater. He has served as a theater teacher, director, writer, and producer. Warshauer originally came to the area to help restore the State Street Theater in New Ulm. He has produced nearly 500 murder ...

Nicollet City Council hears proposal for digital advertising

NICOLLET -- Nels Pierson of Reagan Outdoor Advertising from Rochester, Minnesota, presented ideas for digital advertising to the Nicollet City Council, Tuesday. “This is a long process. Billboards never move quickly,” Pierson said. “We tend to run into a lot of resistance in communities. ...

Edina veteran faces four felony charges in Redwood County

REDWOOD FALLS — A 27-year-old Edina man who served as a U. S. Army combat medic in Afghanistan, faces four felony charges in Redwood County following an Aug. 28 incident in which he is accused of setting up a police ambush in Ramsey Park. Christopher Mark Covert was charged with felony ...