From hunting limelight to national spotlight?
The start of pheasant season just got way more interesting for Sleepy Eye.The city is playing host this year for the 2024 Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener, a two-day affair on Oct.
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Budget notes: Ballpark, campground, pool
More items of interest from the City Council’s July budget workshops.
Minnesota DNR invites public conversation about wildlife on Aug. 15 with staff
Wildlife managers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, whose work improves wildlife habitat and public land access, are inviting the public to talk about wildlife in local Minnesota DNR offices across the state from 10 a.m.
Ask a Trooper – Bypass and Turn Lanes
Question: Since I’ve moved to Minnesota, I’ve seen many drivers use right turn lanes as a bypass lane.
Red Hat meeting place update
This month’s Red Hat meeting on Wednesday, August 14 is at the Dawg Haus (rather than the Golf Club).
It’s Threshing Bee time in Butterfield
Sponsored contentThe Butterfield Threshermen will hold their 57th annual Steam and Gas Engine Show Saturday and Sunday, Aug.
Reporter’s Notebook: Budget talk, part 1
Bits of news from the City Council’s July budget workshops.
Blast from the past: Century-old pumper graces this year’s Sleepy Eye ornament
The 2024 Sleepy Eye ornament, a project of the Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society, is now on sale, featuring a historical photo of the Sleepy Eye Fire Department’s antique truck, a 1921 American LaFrance Pumper.
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Downtown fixture calls it a career
As he heads into retirement, First Security Agency’s Ron Petersen sat down with the Herald-Dispatch to reflect on 48 years of doing business in downtown Sleepy Eye, the changes he’s seen, and one constant that still holds true when it comes to serving customers in a small town.A Sleepy Eye native, Petersen returned to work in his hometown in 1976 when he was hired to manage a new savings and loan branch in the 200 block of Main Street East.