April 2024
God’s chosen nation
The small nation of Israel is often in the news, either negatively or positively.
Sports Out of the Past
60 years ago - April 30, 1964A couple of freshmen, catcher Al Fischer and outfielder Mike Carroll, are leading St.
Sleepy Eye’s Kallevig finishes in top half at state Speech
Six speakers from the River Valley speech team marked the end of the season by participating in the MSHSL Class A State Speech tournament held at Shakopee High School on Friday, April 19.
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Question: If I am stopped by the police and am asked to show my driver’s license or car insurance papers, do I have to have physical copies to show or are photos of these papers on my phone also acceptable to show?Answer: Every driver is required to carry proof of insurance while driving.
Stretch of Main Street to be remade with Public Utilities project
A strip of aging, partially vacant downtown buildings will be demolished and replaced with a large public utilities garage and possibly retail space under tentative plans by Sleepy Eye’s Public Utilities Commission.The commission, which oversees the city-owned electric and water utilities, bought the brick storefronts at 220 and 216 Main St.
FARM TO CURB
A decade into raising bison south of Sleepy Eye, a local family has started a food truck to share its love of the meat with more people.Fischer’s Sleepy Bison Grill made its Main Street debut Friday outside Sleepy Eye Brewing Co.
School Street project delayed after city misses out on grant
Plans to improve traffic flow, upgrade utilities, resurface the road and add a sidewalk to a busy street for students and sporting events at Sleepy Eye Public School has been delayed for at least another year due to lack of funding.The city learned this month that its application for $1.5 million from the state’s Local Road Improvement Program for its School Street/4th Avenue SW project was unsuccessful.
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Farmfest: Nominate 2024 Woman Farmer of the Year
IDEAg Group LLC., producers of Minnesota Farmfest, seeks nominations for the fifth-annual Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Award.