Hello once again to all the Herald-Dispatch readers. I have been asked to resume writing my monthly EDA articles. So, my intent, starting with this month, is to give everyone an update on EDA related activities and actions that have taken place so far in 2025.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office issued the following report concerning a collision between a semi truck and train, which occurred east of Sleepy Eye last Friday.
Last Monday the Sleepy Eye elementary principal search committee interviewed six candidates, as listed in last week’s Herald-Dispatch.
Just two weeks ago the Herald-Dispatch brought you the story of Nebraskan Seth Varner, who has been traveling throughout area states the past several years, taking photos in every town and sharing them on Facebook and in books published by his company, Wandermore Publishing LLC.
The Knights of Columbus and the Sleepy Eye community used the power of pancakes to rally around the Hoffman family on Sunday, March 30.
It’s an annual rite of spring — warm windy days take out the winter ice on Sleepy Eye Lake and I ask Ron Zinniel for the “ice out” date. His dad, Joe Zinniel, started jotting down the ice out date in 1988. That year it came out early, on March 1 (maybe that’s what inspired Joe to start his list).
After hearing local county concerns about outdated human services software, State Representative Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska), who chairs the powerful Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee, said he is exploring ways to repurpose state funds to assist local agencies.
Question: I have a new driver in the house. We were having some discussion on where a person needs to stop when coming to a stop sign and other situations. Can you please write about that?
As Minnesotans prepare for the summer season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing information to help campers plan their adventures.
At last week’s School Board meeting, Superintendent John Cselovski noted that interviews for the elementary principal position would be held Monday, March 24. In an email Tuesday morning, Cselovski said the interviews were conducted by a committee of 13 members made up of the elementary leadership team, the high school principal, two board members and Cselovski.