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Public Notices March 11

NOTICE HAY LAND FOR RENT Clear Lake County Park Hay Land in Severance Township The Sibley County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids at the Office of Sibley County Public Works until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26th , 2026 for a two (2) year lease of the following: 1. Hay land at the Clear…

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Classified March 11

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…

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Stresemann wins the Publix Atlanta Marathon

by Michael Mattison Sunday was a huge day for former Winthrop resident Sam Stresemann. He would cross the finish line at the Publix Atlanta Marathon in first place. It was his first win at a major running event. His finishing time was two hours, 34:48 minutes, which was 1:59.9 faster than his nearest competitor, Russell…

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Crystal Roots and Relaxation providing massage services

by Maggie Buettner Crystal’s Roots and Relaxation has joined the Hair Base on Main Street in Gibbon. Crystal Panning offers massages of different techniques and uses her own remedies of massage oils and herbal compresses. Crystal graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University in 2012. At that time, she had been working in corporate America. “I…

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Lafayette Council donates to Park & Rec fencing project

by Doug Hanson A rescheduled meeting for the Lafayette City Council was held on February 18. The original meeting on Feb. 9 was cancelled due to a lack of council present. The Wednesday snowstorm caused a few problems for the January 18 meeting, prompting some participants to attend online. Back on Thursday, Jan. 29, the…

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Winthrop Police had busy 2025

by Michael Mattison The Winthrop Police Department saw a productive year in 2025. Call volume was pretty standard to other years, according to Winthrop Police Chief Logan Anderson. While call volume is something that the public might see, it is the types of calls that make a difference, those that take hours both in the…

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Petersons are Dancing Like the Stars 

by Maggie Buettner 2BCONTINUED is a 501(c) (3) organization which services the counties of Brown, Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley and Wright. They are widely known for the suicide prevention curriculum that they teach within 22 school districts in that area, including GFW. “Dancing Like the Stars” is 2B CONTINUED’s premier fundraising event. Twelve couples are chosen by…

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Miller wrestles at State team meet

Brayden Miller got a sendoff last week at GFW as he left to meet his New Ulm Area Wrestling Team on their way to the State Wrestling Meet. New Ulm entered State undefeated. The Eagles defeated Totino Grace 53-17 in the quarterfinals and Pierz 42-12 in the semifinals before losing to Simley 38-13. Miller wrestled in…

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Public Notices March 4

ALFSBORG TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The Alfsborg Township Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Alfsborg Town Hall. All subjects pertinent to Township business will be discussed. In case of inclement weather the meeting will be held 1 week later at the same time and place.…

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Classifieds March 4

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…

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