Sleepy Eye News

I seldom drive the road just east of Sleepy Eye. I believe it is 250 Avenue and State Highway 14.Have you ever noticed that the stop sign is almost completely covered by tree branches? If I had not known the area coming from the south I could have driven right across Highway 14.

New Ulm resident Jerry Pagel is currently seeking petition signatures to be able to run for Minnesota House District 16B.

Sixteen-year-old Myra Soukup and her family greeted Obama when the president arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar stopped at the New Ulm American Legion on Monday as part of her Memorial Day tour to meet with veterans in rural counties.

NEW ULM Msgr. Gregory T. Schaffer, a priest of the Diocese of New Ulm and pastor for 48 years of the diocese's mission parish of San Lucas Toliman in Guatemala, died May 24 at Cerenity Care Center Marian of St.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's scored late and defeated the Indians in the second round of the Section 2A softball playoffs Saturday at Caswell Park.

Our farm in the middle of Brown County grows corn and soybeans. In a good season, about 2 million pounds of corn and a million pounds of soybeans leave here to join the global supply of those commodities where they get fed, processed, and exported.

I gave a phone call recently to old friend Ralph Jon Fritz, now a resident of Florida since moving there four years ago.

The Brown County commissioners approved Tuesday a request to place four historical markers noting aspects of Brown County's involvement in the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 18, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye with burial at St.

Our farm in the middle of Brown County grows corn and soybeans. In a good season, about two million pounds of corn and a million pounds of soybeans leave here to join the global supply of those commodities where they get fed, processed, and exported.

The Sleepy Eye City Council lowered the property values of a pair of residences at an Annual Board of Review meeting Monday.

Troy Jean "Jeannie" Sowers, 82, of New Ulm, died Friday, May 11, 2012 at Ridgeway on German in New Ulm.

The New Ulm boys are in fifth place with a 351 after the first day of the Mankato East Invite on Friday.

A 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Madlyn M. McMullen, 16, Sleepy Eye, had moderate damage after it entered a ditch and rolled over on Brown County Road 27, near County Road 10, east of Sleepy Eye, at 12:31 p.m. Friday.

A 49-year-old Sleepy Eye woman originally charged with eight felony counts of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult and theft received a stay of execution for five years probation Friday in Brown County District Court.

RRC took the meet on the girls' side. Alison Kircher of RRC shot a 49. Springfield's Callie Wersal shot a 53 while Anna Pommier, the medalist, had a score of 47.

Following lengthy discussion - including public comments - Wednesday, the Sleepy Eye Public School board approved a resolution for Taher Inc.

The clouds parted, and the sun shone brightly shortly after Sunday noon as two coach buses of New Ulm-based, 1st Batallion, 1-125th Field Artillery Regiment soldiers arrived home after a year of duty in Kuwait.