November 2024

Heart health: SEMC to resume stress tests after fundraiser

Patients will soon be able to undergo cardiac stress tests once again at Sleepy Eye Medical Center thanks to money raised by the Spirit of Giving Gala 2024.The fundraiser, which is organized by the medical center and the Sleepy Eye Healthcare Foundation and held every other year, collected $178,295 through its auctions, sponsorships, ticket sales and other donations.

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St. Mary’s MS/HS 1st Quarter Honor Roll

Grade 6A Honor Roll: Harper Armbruster, Alivia Braulick, Olivia Hinderman, Stella Schieffert.B Honor Roll: Walker Cook, Haylee Ibberson, McKenna Ibberson, Payton Krebs, Nathan Kucera, Justin Marti, Braedyn McColley, Kara Miller, Emily Moldan, Maxwell Murphy, Paige Rothmeier, Hudson Schmid, Easton Walter.Grade 7A Honor Roll: Jack Balko, Sophia Buckley, Clara Currans, Ethan Helget, Audra Hoffmann, Darrin Mathiowetz, Miles Pelzel, Dustin Portner, Monica Rico, Jessalyn Sellner, Lauren Steffl.B Honor Roll: Alexander Armbruster, Nolan Fischer, Whitney Fischer, Grady Folkens, Mason Krzmarzick, Josemaria Martinez Paredes, Mason Mathiowetz, Shelby Schmid, Jacob Sellner, Maxton Wagner.

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Hwy. 14/CR 10 intersection slated for more safety measures

Safety improvements that were made a few years ago to a dangerous stretch of Highway 14 east of Sleepy Eye near County Road 10 and Christensen Farms lowered the crash rate there to a frequency that’s now considered below average.Those rates don’t include near-misses, however, and one such close call a couple of months ago helped prompt more action by MnDOT, Brown County Commissioner Brian Braun told the Sleepy Eye City Council recently.

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