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Farm City Fun Fest begins Friday
Winthrop’s annual Farm City Fun Fest Summer Splashdown will be held this weekend Friday through Sunday. The festivities in Winthrop City Park will begin on Friday afternoon with the opening of the beer garden. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tri-Community Arts will be serving a pork chop meal with chips, a cookie and bottle…
Read MoreSplash pad open just in time for steamy temps
The opening of the splash pad came just in time for the high temperatures to provide some cooling relief for the kids. Photos by Michael Mattison For more photos, check out the July 8 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreWinthrop Royalty paints mural at WinFit
The Winthrop Royalty is dressing up the downtown as they began painting a mural on Tuesday. The heat postponed completion of the mural until Monday. From left to right: Winthrop Princess Maddie Meitner, Miss Winthrop Lara Stegeman and Winthrop Princess Miley Odegard. Photo Doug Hanson For the finished mural, check out the July 8 issue…
Read MoreJuly 4 tall corn contest winners named
by Ruth Klossner A total of 29 Nicollet and Sibley County corn growers made 31 entries in the annual July 4 Tall Corn Contest, now sponsored by the Nicollet/ Sibley County Corn & Soybean Growers. The contest dates back to 1998 when it originated with the Lafayette Nicollet Ledger. It was sponsored by the newspaper…
Read MoreGibbon July Yard of the Month
Gibbon recently announced its July Yard of the Month. The July honors go to Shelly and Curt Becker. Photo contributed
Read MoreNew owners of The Country Drive In are enjoying the new experience
by Michael Mattison The new owners of The Country Drive In are continuing the decades old traditions that were established by the several previous owners. Arturo Rodriguez Enrrigue, Maria Michel and David Enrrigue, along with manager Goretti Enrrigue, opened The Country Drive In doors for the season on June 2. They are continuing the long-standing…
Read MoreSplash pad is ready
Let the fun begin. The State Health Department inspected the splash pad on June 24 and the splash pad was approved for public play that same day. City Administrator Michael Looft said there are a few things that the inspector would like fixed, including ensuring that the UV light disinfectant remains running and in operations…
Read MoreLooft honored with 2026 LMC Emerging Leader Award
Michael Looft, city administrator and economic development authority (EDA) director for the City of Winthrop, was named the 2026 Emerging Leader Award recipient by the League of Minnesota Cities on Thursday. The award was announced at the League’s Annual Conference in Rochester. Looft has served as Winthrop’s city administrator and EDA director since 2021. In…
Read MorePost Office announces new pick-up time
Recently, the US Postal Service in our area was assigned new pick up times for all out-going mail. It used to be that the mail was delivered early in the morning to Gaylord, Winthrop and Gibbon and then that truck would come back in the afternoon to pick up mail and take to the Twin Cities.…
Read MoreWinthrop emergency crews receive training
Members of Winthrop Ambulance, Winthrop Fire and Winthrop Police joined together on Monday June 22 for emergency responder training. They were joined by a North Memorial helicopter at the old GFW High School football field. Photo by Michael Mattison
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