Ruth Ernestine Strackbein
Ruth Ernestine Strackbein, age 96 formerly of Gibbon, died peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2025, at the Bayside Manor in Gaylord. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon. Reverend Steven Bauer will officiate, and burial will take place in the Midway-St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery…
Read MorePublic Notices February 12
Winthrop City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, January 6, 2025 A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Winthrop was called to order at 7 p.m. on January 6th, in the city council chambers of the City Hall, for the purpose of conducting city business. Councilors Present: Mayor Trebelhorn; Councilors Wickenhauser, O’Connor, Stoll,…
Read MoreClassifieds February 12
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. $259,900. 49.68 Acres of CRP Land in Brown Co: Contracted for 3, 8, & 9 years. Owner to received yearly…
Read MoreThunderbird boys lose two for the week
The GFW Thunderbird boys basketball team was handed a pair of losses this past week. It started the week on Tuesday with a loss at Cedar Mountain 91-57 and the week concluded with a loss to Lester Prairie at home 72-51. GFW got off to a quick start against Lester Prairie, relying on the long-range…
Read MoreGFW Board selects two superintendent finalists
On Monday the GFW School Board selected Alan Berg and Joel Timmerman to return for a second interview for the superintendent position. The Board and a group of staff members interviewed the candidates separately, using a rating system to rank the candidates. Berg was a top choice of both groups, but the second place finisher…
Read MoreLafayette Park & Rec takes on a huge project
Anyone who has spent any time at the Lafayette ball fields recently—and even those just driving by on the street—is probably aware of the bad condition of the ball field fences. It’s been an on-going problem that keeps getting worse. Because the entire Lafayette park is located on what was once a slough, the shallow…
Read MoreAll hands on deck at the new GFW school project
There has been approximately 70 workers on site at the GFW school’s building project and that total is expected to climb close to 100 in the coming weeks. The front three sections, which includes the elementary wing, middle/high school wing and business offices, were all enclosed with inside work taking place last week. The final…
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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. $259,900. 49.68 Acres of CRP Land in Brown Co: Contracted for 3, 8, & 9 years. Owner to received yearly…
Read MoreThunderbirds post wins over Wabasso, Madelia
by Michael Mattison The GFW Thunderbird girls basketball team had a great week defeating Madelia on Monday 64-53 and Wabasso on Tuesday 67-36 before falling at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on Friday 80-26. Madelia would take an 8-6 lead over the T-Birds but GFW would score the next nine points to take a 15-8 lead.…
Read More2025 Gibbon Winterfest
People had to deal with cold temperatures but the crowds came out to Gibbon’s annual Winterfest celebration this weekend. Gibbon Fire Department served up four roasters of chili on Saturday. For more photos from Winterfest, turn to page 10.
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