GFW Elementary teachers start unpacking and organizing their rooms
by Doug Hanson The GFW Elementary staff were allowed to start getting ready for the new school year on Tuesday. Unpacking boxes and organizing desks were part of the schedule. However, this was still a construction zone with teachers asked to wear hard hats and bright vests while moving around. Also workers could be entering…
Read MoreGFW Firebirds volleyball team prepares for upcoming season
After going through a 1-22 season last year, the GFW volleyball team is looking to improve and will have a young squad to do it. Formerly known as the Thunderbirds, the Firebirds will take the court for the first time on August 26 at Sibley East and will have their first home match on September 2…
Read MorePublic Notices August 20
Winthrop City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, July 7, 2025 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Winthrop was called to order at 7 p.m. on July 7th, in the city council chambers of the City Hall, for the purpose of conducting city business. Councilors Present: Mayor Trebelhorn, Councilors Wickenhauser, Pierson, O’Connor,…
Read MoreClassifieds August 20
REAL ESTATE SALES Commercial Shop and Storage: This lot includes 2 buildings with ample storage and work space. Located on the south side of New Ulm, MN. 13248 Co Rd 25 New Ulm, MN 56073. $249,900. 49.68 Acres of CRP Land in Brown Co: Contracted for 3, 8, & 9 years. Owner to received yearly…
Read MoreNational Night Out
National Night Out was held in Winthrop and Gibbon as well as Night To Unite in Lafayette on Tuesday evening. For photos of all three events, check out the August 13 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreGFW School Board discusses Gibbon building sale prep timeline build
The gymnasium is being used as a staging area for material for the other rooms. by Doug Hanson At its Committee As A Whole meeting the first Monday of the month, the GFW School Board began a discussion on the timeline to empty the elementary site in Gibbon and get it ready for sale. The…
Read MoreGibbon Council takes steps for early bond payment
by Doug Hanson The final process was put into motion for the school’s early bond payment of $1,615,000. At the August 6 regular meeting of the Gibbon City Council, the Escrow Agreement to have Ehlers handle the bond payments was approved. The bond can not be totally paid off until 2034. Representatives from Ehlers Financial…
Read MoreSplash pad taking shape
It’s beginning to look like a splash pad. On Friday, crews were in Winthrop City Park pouring the concrete for the splash pad. More concrete was expected to be poured on Tuesday with state inspections on things like electrical and plumbing also happening Tuesday. The hope is to have the equipment installed next week and…
Read MoreGetting a charge
Winthrop has two sets of electrical car charging stations in the downtown parking lots, each with two connections. They were installed in the fall of 2024 during the Second Street project. City Administrator Michael Looft said that it take about 30 minutes to go from 0 percent to an 80 percent charge, about twice as…
Read MoreCouncil approves purchase of iPads for elections
by Michael Mattison The purchase of new iPads for use in elections was approved by the Winthrop City Council at its regular August meeting. The plan by Sibley County was to replace the polling pads in 2026 for that election but there is a special election in the eastern part of the county that pushed…
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