Classifieds April 15
WANTED TO RENT/BUY Young farmer looking to buy or rent farm land. Call Neal Wenninger @ 507-766-1138. 18tfn Farmland to rent or buy. Eric Platz. 507-381-7576. 46tfn GENERAL SERVICES Gibbon Lumber & Hardware is a full service destination. Check us out for lumber, windows, paint, hardware, tools, electrical, plumbing, lawn & garden items, fences, blue…
Read MoreGrackle Days celebrating 40 years
Miss Winthrop Candidates Addison Henningson, Ellison Fitzpatrick, Kailynn Hubred, Lara Stegeman, Madeline Meitner, Miley Odegard The 40th Anniversary of Grackle Days will begin on Friday and last throughout the weekend. The free Grackle breakfast will kick things off at 6 a.m. GuideCraft USA will be the host this year and the event will feature exhibits, door…
Read MoreLafayette Easter Egg Hunt moved indoors
The wet weather may have forced the Lafayette Easter Egg Hunt indoors, but it didn’t stop the kids from having fun Saturday. About a hundred kids—and lots of parents, grandparents, and other family members—piled into the fire hall for the annual Lions egg hunt. The Easter Bunny—as played by Conner Portner—was there, too, and encouraged…
Read MoreRestocking of Clear Lake underway
Final touches are being done at Clear Lake south of Gibbon as the restocking of the lake has begun. On April 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources harvested pre-spawn perch in Ortonville which were released into Clear Lake. In about a week, another release of perch will take place. Next month, the plan is to…
Read MoreEaster event held at Gibbon Community Center
Blazin’ West 4-H hosted an Easter Event with 2BCONTINUED dancing stars Daryl & Marilee Peterson on Saturday, April 4th, at the Gibbon Community Center. Families enjoyed egg hunts, games, painting, dyeing eggs and baby animals. Photos by Maggie Buettner\ For more photos, check out the April 8 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreMarlys Mae Miller
Marlys Mae Miller was born on March 21, 1935, to George & Elizabeth Buntrock in Bismarck Township, Sibley County, MN, in her aunt and uncle’s farm house. Marlys passed away on March 8, 2026. She and her husband Robert had three children—Ronald, Ramona and Rodney. Her three children and their spouses, seven grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren…
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Classifieds April 8
WANTED TO RENT/BUY Young farmer looking to buy or rent farm land. Call Neal Wenninger @ 507-766-1138. 18tfn Farmland to rent or buy. Eric Platz. 507-381-7576 46tfn GENERAL SALES Central Boiler certified Classic Edge OUTDOOR FURNACES. Exceptional performance and value. Call Chris at Coyote Hill Burners LLC (507) 276-6304. 50tfn WANTED TO BUY Buying…
Read MoreSchmidt reflects on year as Miss Winthrop
by Michael Mattison Time has flown by for Miss Winthrop Desirae Schmidt. She will be crowning a new Miss Winthrop next week. “Seeing the royalty all of my life, I thought it was so cool to be up there with the shiny crowns and everything,” Desi said. “Once I got older I started to realize…
Read MoreJacobson receives post-season honor
Cole Jacobson was unanimously chosen as the 2025-26 All-Journal Boys Basketball Player of the Year, as voted on by The New Ulm Journal’s sports staff.
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