SLEEPY EYE — A replica of a painting of Chief Sleepy Eye will disappear from the front of Sleepy Eye High School next fall as well as the mascot from school athletic team uniforms, but a monument and sculpture will continue to stand tall downtown. A monument in honor of Chief Sleepy Eye ...

ST. PETER - Members of the New Ulm and St. Peter/Greater Mankato area chapters of Indivisible, a grassroots movement, held an Empty Chair Town Hall meeting Saturday at Minnesota Square Park Pavilion in St. Peter. Event chair Marian Broida said they invited Representative Brad Finstad to the ...

COURTLAND — The brother and sister team of Brian “Beanie” and Kelli Fluegge celebrated their 25th anniversary of owning Swany’s Pub Saturday. Fifteen teams of male and female kickball players from New Ulm, Courtland, Nicollet, Mankato, Lake Crystal and nearby communities reunited with ...

SLEEPY EYE — Metal scrap dealer Melvin Hoffman continues to work these days despite a serious health condition he was born with. Hoffman works at New Ulm Steel & Recycling and recycles scrap metal with his son Dustin. “I’m old school. I like to work. I’ve worked with broken legs. ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School Superintendent John Cselovszki presented the names of six elementary principal finalists to the school board Wednesday. The list includes New Ulm Public School special education teacher Crystal Ibberson, Fridley Public Schools Special Services Director ...

SLEEPY EYE — A strong advocate for farmers who served eight terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives spoke with zeal about the need to work together and preserve Medicare at a People’s Town Hall at Sleepy Eye Brewing Company Tuesday. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish of ...