Photo essay: Early to rise
The end of school and start of summer didn’t much change Ethan Hinderman’s morning routine.
June 2024
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Water’s way
The heavy rains that socked Southern Minnesota last week inflicted most of its damage locally in the form of flooded farm fields and wet basements.
St. Mary’s grad receives inaugural Joe Mauer award
A new statewide high school baseball award named for Minnesota Twins great Joe Mauer went to 2024 St.
High wire act
Xcel Energy linemen work on a new pole on June 20 along County Road 27 near Central Region Cooperative, just west of Sleepy Eye, to… Login to continue reading Login…
Out of the Past – June 27
50 years ago - June 27, 1974Masaaki Sakamaki, Sleepy Eye’s exchange student from Japan, will leave tomorrow to spend several days in Washington and other cities in the East.
Hope, belief, prayers
I am writing this from the Hope Lodge in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dyckman Free Library News
Any day is a good day to read but the stretch of rainy days we experienced has brought more people in, looking to pass the time with a book or movie.
From 1st Marines to his 103rd
At 103 years old, Paul Wojahn hardly uses his cane (he began carrying one after he turned 101), mows his own lawn west of New Ulm and still volunteers for the Disabled American Veterans’ clothing collection program.On Saturday, friends and family gathered at Sleepy Eye Golf Club to celebrate the latest birthday for the man, whose status as a World War II veteran puts him in increasingly limited company.
Sports Out of the Past
50 years ago - June 27, 1974The top four teams in the Tomahawk West amateur league are separated by one-half game.