Area News
‘Soundscapes’ is GFW/Sibley East entrant to One-Act Play competition
Members of the GFW/Sibley East Theater Department are preparing for their Sub-Section One-Act Play competition. The group will be performing “Soundscapes” by Claudia Haas and Sarah Kraning and is produced by special arrangement with Stage Partners (www.yourstagepartners.com). In “Soundscapes” Iris has synesthesia and has no idea. At first, she simply thinks that everyone sees colors…
Read MoreLafayette Council continues to work with Park & Rec
by Doug Hanson Working towards its goal of new fencing at the softball and baseball fields, Kayla Altmann reached out on behalf of the Lafayette Park and Rec Board to Mayor Curt Tauber with questions moving forward. A short discussion was held on the park by the City Council at its regular meeting on Monday, January…
Read MoreGibbon to celebrate Winterfest beginning Thursday
The location for the 2026 Gibbon Royalty Coronation has been moved to the new GFW Schools commons area. For a list of Winterfest activities this weekend, check out the January 14 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreWinthrop, Gibbon, Lafayette mayors discuss state of their city
The mayors from Winthrop, Gibbon and Lafayette talk about the past year and what is coming up in 2026 in this week’s issue of the Winthrop News.
Read More2025 Year in Review— September-December
The deconstruction and re-cementing of the splash pad occurred this fall. For more of what happened from September to December 2025, check out the January 14 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreSupper and music January 21st
Winthrop Opportunities invites the public to an evening of Interactive Piano Entertainment, where the audience actively influences the performance. If you love Billy Joe, Coldplay or Bruno Mars, then you will not want to miss this community event. A two-meat buffet and the entertainment will be held at The Warehouse on Carver Street Wednesday, January…
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 MoreJohnson’s art continues to evolve
by Ruth Klossner Coreen Johnson’s life has taken many turns over the years. Though she was born in Ireland. she grew up in South Africa and first came to Minnesota as an agricultural trainee through the Minnesota Agricultural Student Trainee (MAST) program in the 1990s. She returned to rural Lafayette when she married Tim Johnson…
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