Public Notices January 14
CITY OF WINTHROP ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-001 AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE 2026 FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF WINTHROP The City Council of the City of Winthrop ordains the following fee schedule is hereby adopted for 2026: Category Fee Rate Equipment Fees Aerial Lift Truck w/man $150.00 per hour Front-end Loader w/man $150.00 per hour Motor…
Read MoreClassifieds January 14
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 MoreGarcia enjoying her foreign exchange student experience
by Michael Mattison Maria Soto Garcia is GFW’s latest foreign exchange student. She comes to Winthrop from Galicia, Spain, and her host family is Ray and Merline Duering. A friend of Maria’s brother was an exchange student in Canada. When she was 11, Maria told her parents that she wanted to go to the United…
Read MoreSteele receives business award from Sibley County 4-H
by Michael Mattison Donovan Steele rounded out a trio of award winners from Transit Trailblazers when he was awarded the Sibley County Business Friend of 4-H Award. He joined Kylee Messner, Outstanding 4-H Volunteer and Erin Wersal, 4-H Alumni. While he knew that he was up for the award, Steele didn’t find out he had won…
Read More2025 Year in Review—May-August
Check out what happened last year in the months May-August in the January 7 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreGladys Woller
Gladys Woller, age 101, of Winthrop passed away Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Bayside Manor in Gaylord. Funeral Service will be Thursday, January 8, 2026, 1:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mountville, Dryden Township, Sibley County, Minnesota, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior (12:00-1:00 p.m.) to the service…
Read MoreWilliam “Bill” Joseph Richer
William “Bill” Joseph Richer passed away peacefully in his sleep at home, with his beloved wife Rhonda, his faithful companion, Finlay, with a book at his side on the morning of December 12, 2025. Memorial Service will be held Thursday, January 8, 2026, 11:30 a.m. on what would have been his 52nd birthday. Interment will…
Read MorePatricia Ann Cariveau
Patricia Ann Cariveau, 91, of Milaca MN, formerly of Rapid City, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026. Patty a twin, was born on August 17th, 1934, in Northwood, ND, to Paul and Mary “Doll” (McCabe) Schable. Raised in North Dakota, she graduated from Sacred Heart High School in East Grand Forks, MN. After high…
Read MoreEarl F. Krone
Earl F. Krone, age 88, of Gaylord, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Memorial Service was held on Saturday, January 3, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in High Island Cemetery in New Auburn. Clergy Officiating: Pastor Paul Kratzke. Pianist: Patty Uecker. Congregational Hymns:…
Read MorePublic Notices January 7
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SIBLEY FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 72-PR-25-50 NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR DESCENT OF PROPERTY In Re: Estate of Korri Lynn Zila, also known as Korri L. Zila and Korri Zila, Decedent A Petition for Determination of Descent has been filed with…
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