Sleepy Eye’s 4th of July goes off with a bang!
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Time for track repair
Sleepy Eye Public School is undergoing a roughly two-week project to have its track resurfaced due to age-related damage. Patch jobs have been accomplished as recently as spring of 2024, but superintendent John Cselovszki said that a more long-term solution has become necessary.
Mielke managing pool this summer
After nearly a decade of summers at the Sleepy Eye Aquatic Center, Brynja Mielke is back in the updated role of manager.
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Minnesota state parks, recreation areas and trails offer 4th of July fun
Minnesota state parks, recreation areas and trails are great places to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. There is an abundance of recreational opportunities for individuals, friends and families to enjoy for an hour, a day, or a full weekend.
Trying to recover from tragic house fire
Driving by 700 Third Avenue NE shows a standing house, but the inside tells a different story. Blackened beams poke through where drywall used to be, and charred insulation hangs raggedly from the smoke-stained walls. The fire was greedy about what it took, turning the Rehbein family’s belongings into unrecognizable clumps of ash. Everything, from family heirlooms to baby photos, was destroyed.
‘Funny Girl’ coming to a stage near you!
Thirty-two years after becoming a town fixture, the Sleepy Eye Community Theater is serving up heart and humor with its production of “Funny Girl,” a musical partly based on the life of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice.
Sleepy Eye native charged with federal and state crimes in shootings, murders
Vance Boelter, who grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1985, is charged with stalking, shootings, and murders in the case of the shooting deaths of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the shooting of state Senator John Hoffmann and his wife, Yvette, early Saturday morning. Found in Boelter’s vehicle was a list of Democratic lawmakers and others that he apparently intended to target.
Fischer’s Sleepy Bison Acres hosting field day
Anyone interested in sustainable farming and seeing bison up close are encouraged to attend a field day promoted by the Practical Farmers of Iowa association and Pheasants Forever, which will be held on June 20 at Craig and Elizabeth Fischer’s farm.
City council to start 2026 budget process
Each summer the city council works on the next year’s budget in a process that involves several meetings and much preparation by City Manager Bob Elston. The council is required to submit a preliminary budget to Brown County in September. That budget can be revised downward before the final budget is submitted in December, but it cannot increase.