Area News
K9 Nash joins WPD
by Michael Mattison It has only been a short time but Winthrop Police Department’s new addition has already made an impact. Nash, now 16 months old, joined the Department on January 11 with Officer Nick Eickschen being his handler. Before Nash could officially do work for the force, he and Eickschen had to go through…
Read MoreVeterans Memorial monuments in place
A wonderful new addition to Winthrop City Park was recently completed as the Veterans Memorial monuments were installed. The three momunments contain names of veterans along with when and where they served. Two sitting benches have been added as well to go along with the tank and flags. Photos by Michael Mattison
Read MoreGroundbreaking for splash pad
The splash pad in Winthrop City Park is now on its way to becoming reality this summer as there was a groundbreaking earlier this month. On site with shovels were Katie Gran, Samantha Kral, Tracy Kehr and Brianna Pagel who have been instrumental in getting the splash pad in the park. Work from the west…
Read MoreMurder suspect arrested in Sibley County
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota, issued this press release Monday. Vance Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, Minnesota, has been charged by federal complaint with stalking and murdering Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, in addition to stalking and shooting Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, announced…
Read MoreLafayette Council has light agenda in June
by Doug Hanson It was a quick meeting on Monday, June 9, when the Lafayette City Council met. The Council passed two ordinances and made an appointment, all dealing with raising chickens. Amending the animal code had a brief discussion on changing the length of time to dispose of deceased chickens from 24 hours to…
Read MoreFroemming retires from GFW
by Michael Mattison Paul Froemming completed his teaching career after the 2024-25 school year after 36 years of teaching. “I always enjoyed school. I had a number of really good teachers. A number of my family members were in education,” he said about his career choice of being a teacher. Froemming is originally from Hutchinson…
Read MoreProposed fire/ambulance addition moves forward
by Michael Mattison A vote by the Winthrop City Council at its regular June meeting allows proceeding with architectural engineering services on the proposed addition to the fire barn which would allow the ambulance to move into the facility. The proposal from Bloom Hay Dobbs (BHD) includes schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding/negotiations and…
Read MoreFroehlich honored by LEMA
by Michael Mattison Long-time law enforcement officer and retired Winthrop Police Chief Bruce Froehlich was honored May 30 by the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA). Froehlich has supplied horses for the LEMA Honor Guard for honors for fallen officers at their funerals. He was contacted by LEMA 20 years ago, asking if they could…
Read MoreGFW School Board has budget discussion
The GFW School Board held its committee as a whole meeting on Monday, June 2, to continue its discussion on next year’s school budget. After last year’s budget information coming to the Board at the end of June, Superintendent Kelly Smith has been trying to give directors several months to determine the path forward. Since…
Read MoreEhlers Financial offers two options for tax abatement plan
by Doug Hanson A long discussion was held last Tuesday, when the Gibbon City Council listened to Dan Tienter of Ehlers Financial Advisors. The topic was how to handle the early pay off of the General Obligation Bond for the infrastructure to the new GFW school facility. The school district is taking out a tax abatement…
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