Comfrey News

Comfrey-Alan Treml, age 58, of Comfrey near Darfur, died at his home on Friday, November 20, 2009.

New Ulm Cathedral, which finished the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record Zach Fischer honored as the Defensive Player of the Year and Denny Lux was named the Coach of the Year for the Southern Minnesota Conference.

On Thursday, the District 84 Board of Education learned about the Flexible Learning Years program via a Powerpoint presentation from Supt.

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop swept Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 25-15, 25-21, 25-14 in Tomahawk Confrence play Tuesday in Sleepy Eye.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran swept Sleepy Eye 25-17, 25-19, 25-17 in Tomahawk Conference volleyball play Thursday night in Sleepy Eye.

Brown County commissioners approved a five-year road and bridge program Tuesday as well as a resolution providing the option of adding $125,000 in local funds each year to augment state aid money.

A 35-year-old rural Comfrey man sustained numerous injuries Sunday evening in an incident in which debris from a silo fell on him, according to information from the Brown County Sheriff's Department.

Springfield swept Sleepy Eye 25-12, 25-6, 25-11 in Tomahawk Conference volleyball action Tuesday.

Lakeview defeated Wabasso 25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17 in nonconference volleyball action Monday.

Springfield defeated Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 25-12, 25-16, 25-20 in nonconference volleyball action Monday.

A man wanted for attempted murder in Cottonwood County has opted not to waive extradition during an initial court appearance in Massachusetts, according to Cottonwood County Sheriff Jason Purrington.

Brown County Farmers Union members want their University of Minnesota Extension Service Agriculture Educator position funding continued for 2010.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's defeated its crosstown rival 25-15, 26-24, 21-25, 25-21 in Tomahawk Conference volleyball action Thursday.

Veochai Keobouravath appeared in Cottonwood County District Court Tuesday morning, September 8, in connection with the charge.

A standing-room-only crowd inside the Windom City Council chambers Tuesday night broke into cheers and applause as Windom Fire Chief Dan Fossing and 27 members of the city's fire department walked single file into the room.

Cedar Mountain/Comfrey defeated Sleepy Eye 25-12, 29-27, 25-16 in Tomahawk Conference volleyball Tuesday.

After a long courtship, the city of Madelia and Brian Schroepfer finally found a way to bring a good-old American bar and grill to Madelia.

Springfield swept Madelia Tuesday 25-23, 25-13, 25-23 in nonconference volleyball play.

Two Brown County men received 2009 Senior Citizen Distinguished Service Awards Thursday during Senior Citizen Day activities at the Brown County Free Fair.

Amanda Jensen's beef steer Curious George may have been a lightweight compared to the others in the 4-H Market Steer judging at the the Brown County Fair, but what he lacked in pounds he made up in style.