WGC Senior Club Championship winners
From left to right: Rick Hulke – 3rd Place, Tom Wilhelm – 4th place, Tom Brethorst – Champion, Darrell Abrahamson – 2nd place and Wayne Meurer – 5th place.
Read MoreThunderbirds record close victory over ML
by Michael Mattison After losing its first game of the season last week, the GFW Thunderbird football team went up against another tough foe this week. Due to bad weather on Friday, the game was postponed to Saturday afternoon at Norwood Young America against Mayer Lutheran In a hard-fought battle, the T-Birds came out victorious 14-13.…
Read MoreNARCOA making stops in Winthrop annually
by Michael Mattison Each year for about the past seven years, private rail cars have been coming through Winthrop. These cars are a part of the North American Railcar Operators Association (NARCOA), a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation and safe, legal operation of railroad equipment that historically was used for maintenance of railroads.…
Read MoreDonald Kenneth Messner
Donald Kenneth Messner age 96, of Peoria died peacefully at Apostolic Christian Skylines on Monday, September 25, 2023. He was born on August 1, 1927, at his family’s farm in Winthrop, Minnesota. He is the son of Levi and Mae (Miller) Messner. He received his education at country schools. After schooling, Donald helped on the…
Read MorePublic Notices October 4
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda Items Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of Winthrop to consider the following agenda items: A. Reuse/Rezone of Property Recently Purchased by Midwest RV Rentals Owner: Josh Byro, proprietor of Parcel Identification Number(s): 37.0582.000 and…
Read MoreClassifieds October 4
Real Estate Sales 4 Bed House & Farm site: Sitting southeast of Hanska, MN on 3.81 acres, this split-level family home & farm site features mature trees, multiple buildings on the property, a large extended two stall garage, two bedrooms on the main floor with attached bathrooms, & main floor laundry. 14308 110th St, Hanska…
Read MoreHomecoming Week at GFW
For more photos of 2023 GFW Homecoming and the sports action from the week, check out the September 27 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreGFW School Board reviews new school design
by Doug Hanson The GFW School Board received a full design review of the new PreK through 12 grade school to be constructed in Gibbon. The meeting on Monday, Sept. 17, allowed Board Directors Emilee Stehr and Drew Schmidt the opportunity to ask a variety of questions they had received from the public. Directors Ken Briese…
Read MoreCity of Winthrop sets preliminary levy
by Michael Mattison The City of Winthrop passed its preliminary tax levy on Monday evening. The levy was set at $944,530, an increase of 11.09 percent from last year. After the preliminary levy has been set, the amount cannot be raised but it can be decreased. Councilwoman Julie Trebelhorn commented that this was a starting point.…
Read MoreGFW Community Ed offers gymnastics
by Maggie Buettner Cheryl MacFarlane started the GFW Community Ed Gymnastics program in January of 2011, 13 years with GFW. She has been coaching gymnastics for 33 years. “I became interested when my oldest daughter joined a rec program that was in need of help. I started helping with that and learned so much about…
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