A support group for family members of alcoholics wants the public to know it is still active, though the time and place of its meetings are changing, at least temporarily, as it looks to build its numbers.Sleepy Eye’s Al-Anon group, which has been meeting weekly at Krenz Real Estate on Main Street, is moving its sessions to join a New Ulm group that meets at 6:30 p.m.
A little more than a month in to his move to Sleepy Eye, Zachary Sippert has found a warm welcome as the new pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.“We have felt nothing but absolute love and support from the congregation, and we’ve enjoyed the town so far and look forward to getting to know the community better,” he said.
Sleepy Eye voters chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in nearly identical numbers this year as they did in 2020, favoring him 73 percent to 26 percent for president.Totals from the Minnesota Secretary of State showed Trump, who was declared the winner nationally by Wednesday morning for a second term, received 1,262 votes this election in Sleepy Eye’s two precincts, versus 448 for Harris.
One of the things amazing to me over the last couple years in the City is the fact that there are always positive things waiting in the wings to happen or to be announced.
A former high school art instructor who taught last year at Sleepy Eye Public School entered a guilty plea last week to a federal charge of distributing child pornography and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison.Daniel John Janke, 55, of Mankato accepted an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to the one count in exchange for the dismissal of three additional charges that allege he received two videos and an image depicting child pornography.
Sleepy Eye’s skyline is about to get a major shot of red, white and blue.By Veterans Day, work is expected to be nearing completion on an 80-foot U.S.
The undefeated Springfield Tigers continued their hunt for a third straight Section 3A title by dismissing Sleepy Eye 27-6 in their semifinal game Saturday at Riverside Park.Springfield lost three fumbles but held United to just 91 yards of total offense and forced Sleepy Eye into four turnovers, including three interceptions.