City of Gibbon moves forward with water treatment
by Doug Hanson Gibbon took the next step to correct the extra manganese in the city’s water. Engineer Emily Brinkman of I&S Group stated that the current level is over what the Minnesota Department of Health recommends. While the current water is not harmful to the residents, the City is working to comply with MDH. To…
Read MoreMaking a mess is fun
Just ask students at GFW Elementary School. Messes are great, especially when you include your teachers. I Love to Read Month ended with a celebration where the students were able to drench some of their instructors with whipped cream thanks to the fundraising efforts of the kids. A total of $15,908.53 was raised through the fundraiser,…
Read MoreLaw Office to open in Gibbon
Alissa Fischer Groen has purchased the Glaeser Law Office in Gibbon. Groen currently has a law office in Sleepy Eye and has plans to expand her practice to two locations. The building was just recently purchased and no information is available for when the law office will open. The business in Sleepy Eye is call…
Read MoreDesign for Lafayette’s Water Treatment Improvement Project starting to get finalized
by Doug Hanson The three options for reducing the hardness of the City’s water presented at the February meeting have basically been reduce to one—build a new building on the south side of Main Avenue. The decision has not been made yet, but Jeff Ledin and Simon McCormack of SEH asked for the Lafayette City…
Read MoreT-Birds advance with win over Indians
by Michael Mattison GFW advanced to the quarterfinals of the Section 2A boys basketball tournament with a 52-35 victory at Sleepy Eye on Friday. After falling behind 3-0, the T-Birds went on a 12-0 run. Easton Taylor would knock down a pair of threes, Braylan Freitag would score twice on fast-break layups and Dominic Rose would add one…
Read MoreRichard Hoffmann
Richard T. Hoffmann, age 71 of Lafayette passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home with his family by his side. Memorial service were held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2022 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeffrey Bovee officiating. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign…
Read MorePublic Notices March 9
OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE Minnesota Limited Liability Partnership/ Statement of Qualification Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 323A This Statement of Qualification has been approved pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 323A. This partnership elets to be a limited liability partnership. 1. List the legal name of the partnership: A+ Property Servies LLP 2. List the…
Read MoreClassifieds March 9
Real Estate Sales Versatile Commercial Office Building: Currently set up as a law office, this building features a waiting room area, front work space with divider, 5 private rooms/offices, handicap accessible restroom and walk-out basement. Outside is a paved parking area and entry with handicap accessible ramp. 307 N. Pleasant Ave, Winthrop, MN. $199,900. Storage…
Read MoreJudith Friskup
Judith Ann (Malm) Friskup, age 81, of Muleshoe, Texas, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Muleshoe. Memorial services will be held at 10am on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church of Meeker, OK, with Steve Friskup officiating. She was born August 15, 1940 to Roy and Louella Malm in New Ulm,…
Read MoreThe Addams Family comes to life on stage at GFW
For more photos of The Addams Family performed by the GFW Theatre Department, check out the March 2 issue of the Winthrop News.
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