Classifieds April 3
Real Estate Sales 3 Bed, 3 1/2 Bath House: Sitting on 20.24 acre lot with tillable land. This house features a main floor master with hardwood floors along with 2 additional bedrooms upstairs, an open floor plan with well-maintained oak woodwork, a 4-season porch, multiple outbuildings, and many mature trees. 29295 441st Ave. Gaylord, MN…
Read MoreStoll appointed to Winthrop Council
Ed Stoll was appointed to the Winthrop City Council its regular meeting on Monday evening by a 4-0 vote. He fills the seat left vacant after the passing of Pete Machaiek. Three residents applied for the position. They were Brent Roiger and Jacki Kruggel in addition to Stoll. Each was allowed up to two minutes…
Read MorePaitrick is CEO/GM of Heartland Corn Products
by Michael Mattison Since May of 2023, Tom Paitrick has served as Heartland Corn Products CEO and general manager. “I am responsible for all the local operations here as well as our strategic planning and managing our off-site investments,” he said. Paitrick is originally from Hermantown. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in chemical…
Read MoreTrebelhorn’s reign as Miss Winthrop is coming to a close
by Michael Mattison On Thursday, April 4, Miss Winthrop Bella Trebelhorn will be crowning her successor. It has been quite a year for Trebelhorn representing Winthrop. “I was really close with Lexi Henningson and she was kind of the one who convinced me,” she said. She had thought about running when she was younger but…
Read MoreVorwerk maximizes resources for food preservation
by Maggie Buettner Spring has finally arrived, well at least according to the calendar. This has gardeners ready to start seeds and plans for their months ahead of growing flowers and vegetation. Leah Vorwerk maximizes her gardens and land by preserving food for her family, friends, and customers. Leah started preserving food about fifteen years…
Read MorePrairie Lutheran authors get published
by Michael Mattison Students at Prairie Lutheran Schools in Fairfax are now published authors through a school project completed recently. Something that Mark Leitheiser started last year, it was something that he hoped would get the students engaged in writing. The stories they wrote had to contain a moral or positive lesson. The students came up…
Read MorePublic Notices March 27
Winthrop City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, January 29, 2024 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Winthrop was called to order at 7 p.m. on January 29, 2024, in the city council chambers of the City Hall, for the purpose of conducting city business. Councilors Present: Mayor Trebelhorn, Councilors O’Connor, Wickenhauser,…
Read MoreClassifieds March 27
Real Estate Sales 3 Bed, 3 1/2 Bath House: Sitting on 20.24 acre lot with tillable land. This house features a main floor master with hardwood floors along with 2 additional bedrooms upstairs, an open floor plan with well-maintained oak woodwork, a 4-season porch, multiple outbuildings, and many mature trees. 29295 441st Ave. Gaylord, MN…
Read MorePrincesses remember the past year as Winthrop Royalty
by Michael Mattison The past year has gone by quickly for Tyla Matray and Olivia Meitner, the reigning Winthrop Princesses. As Grackle Days is fast approaching, the two royalty reflected on the whirlwind year that was. Matray said she felt that running for Miss Winthrop was a good opportunity and a way for her to…
Read MoreGFW Board approves majority of building project bids
by Doug Hanson Soon the public will see progress on the construction of the new GFW PreK-12 school in Gibbon. On Monday evening, the GFW School Board approved many of the major bids to get the actual construction project started. Bidding packages were sent out on January 29 with the bids opened on February 29.…
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