Sarah Shelander

Sarah Shelander

  • Joined: February 5, 2025
  • Articles: 1393

FORMER DEL MONTE PLANT IN $12.5M LAWSUIT

A bank is suing the owner of the former Del Monte plant in Sleepy Eye, alleging default on an $11.5 million loan and requesting the property be sold by the sheriff to recover some of its losses, which include an additional $1 million in fees, according to the complaint.The court case throws into question future ownership of the facility, which closed in 2019 as a major local employer and canning factory for generations of sweet corn and pea growers before finding a new use two years later by a company that makes and distributes dog treats.The lawsuit, filed Aug.

New SEPS music teacher resigns before school starts

The K-12 vocal music instructor who Sleepy Eye Public administrators hired in May for the coming school year resigned last week amid rising scrutiny over his social media presence and podcast.Josh Domeier told the Herald-Dispatch by text over the weekend the school district did not force his resignation, “but it would have come if not already pending as i was asked to abandon my podcast.”Domeier, a SEPS alum from the class of 2000, was hired in May to fill a vacancy for the school’s music teacher position.

All-Star roundup

Sleepy Eye’s representatives excelled in the Minnesota Legion Prospect All-Star Series last weekend.Talan Helget, a rising senior at St.