Ag Headlines May 3

HUNTER HOSTS SOUGHT FOR PHEASANT OPENER IN SLEEPY EYE

Sleepy Eye is looking for hunting guides to help showcase the community during this year’s Governor’s Pheasant Hunting opener.  Sleepy Eye City officials say between forty and fifty hosts will be needed with ten already having applied.  The goal is to use local hosts who are familiar with the area who can share information about […]

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Morning News May 2

Ag Headlines May 2

TWO HURT IN NICOLLET COUNTY CRASH

The state patrol was called to a crash on Highway 169 in Lake Prairie Township in Nicollet County shortly before 1 am this (Thursday) morning.  A Ford Fusion driven by 23-year-old Elizabeth Jimenez of Shakopee was travelling southbound on Highway 169 when it entered the median.  Jimenez  and her passenger 23-year-old Kaylee Nicholson of Shakopee […]

HIGHWAY 14/HIGHLAND AVENUE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT TO START MAY 20

Construction on the roundabout at the Highway 14/Highland Avenue intersection in New Ulm is expected to start May 20.  MnDOT says the project includes constructing a single-lane roundabout at that intersection, a new sidewalk and trail to connect existing locations.  Highway 14 from Brown County Road 12 to North Garden Street in New Ulm will […]

EXPECT DELAYS STARTING MONDAY ON HIGHWAY 99 BRIDGE IN ST. PETER

If you are going to be driving on the Highway 99 bridge over the Minnesota River in St. Peter next week, you will probably encounter some minor traffic delays.  MnDOT  says bridge experts will be performing routine bridge inspection from 8 to 4, which is done every year.  Flagging operations will be in place as […]

AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN ST. PETER FIRE

Authorities have identified the woman found dead during a fire in St. Peter last week.  84-year-old Joann Marie Sargent was found dead in the townhome when police arrived.  A Gustavus Adolphus security officer reported smelling smoke on April 23 around 3 am.  Police responded to the area on Pratt Circle.  Officers walked around to the […]

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