Classifieds February 7
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 MoreCouncil approves bids for Second Street project
by Michael Mattison The Second Street project is now a go as the Winthrop City Council approved the low bid of R & R Excavating of Hutchinson at a special meeting Monday night. This was a continuation of the regular meeting last Monday when the City Council received the bid from Bryan Petzel of ISG. The…
Read MoreMiss Gibbon Coronation
Gibbon crowned its royalty and added a Minneapolis Aquatennial Honorary Commodore on Saturday. Left: Lynnea Schwecke (left) and Gabi Gonzalez (right) were crowned Gibbon Royalty. Above: Nate Firle received the Honorary Commodore for his efforts with the R3 trailer and he has also created a foundation to help rural fire departments everywhere fund equipment, such as…
Read MoreTwo apply for Winthrop’s open board seat
Applications were accepted until last Wednesday for the open board position and two individuals applied. The two candidates for the Winthrop GFW School Board position are Nathan Loewy and Russel Miller. Loewy lives in the City of Winthrop, while Miller lives in Bismarck Township. The two will be interviewed by the School Board at the…
Read MoreCouncil seeks to fill vacant council seat
The Winthrop City Council passed resolution 2024-004, vacating a city council seat. If you are interested in representing the people of Winthrop, please fill out the vacant seat application and return it to City Hall by February 19 at 5 p.m. All applications after this date will not be considered. Applications can be found on…
Read MoreGFW School Board approves employee group contracts
by Doug Hanson The GFW School approved seven group contracts for employees at a special meeting on December 20th. Some new laws regarding sick time, safe time and wages were taking affect on January 1st. Superintendent Jeff Horton stated the some of this language give staff more flexibility with their time off. Other wording in the…
Read MoreLafayette waffle breakfast supports Bob Peterson
by Ruth Klossner Dense fog and slippery roads Sunday morning slowed the arrival of the crowd, but things picked up later and the Lafayette Lions had a good attendance for their annual Dad’s Belgian Waffle Breakfast—which was also a benefit for Bob Peterson. A total of 402 plates were served—348 adults in-house, 20 kids, and…
Read MoreThunderbirds knocked off Sleepy Eye Indians
by Michael Mattison The GFW Thunderbird boys basketball team started the week by defeating the Sleepy Eye Indians 57-51 in a come-from-behind victory. The week ended with a loss to Cedar Mountain 85-64. The Indians built a double-digit lead on the T-Birds in the first half before GFW cut the deficit to just six points at 27-21.…
Read MoreNathan Daniel Jaus
Nathan Daniel Jaus, age 39, longtime resident of Chisholm died Thursday, January 4, 2024. He was born January 9, 1984, in New Ulm, MN, the son of Martin and Loretta (Lohman) Jaus. He was a graduate of GFW High School. Nathan was united in marriage to Hannah Sager on September 6, 2014, on the Jaus…
Read MoreGary John Graupman
Gary John Graupman, age 76 of rural Nicollet died on January 23rd, 2024. Visitation was held from 4-7pm Friday, January 26, 2024, and continued from 10-11am on Saturday all at Trinity Lutheran Church in Nicollet. The funeral service was be at 11am on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet, and…
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