SLEEPY EYE - The Sleepy Eye City Council will consider the reading of ordinances to sell lots in the Sleepy Hollow 5th Addition and in the Snow Farm property on
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Brown County Public Health reported vaccinating 220 E-12 school staff and childcare providers in the New Ulm High School gym Wednesday.
BROWN COUNTY Brown County Public Health (BCPH) reported vaccinating 390 school staff and daycare providers in the New Ulm High School and Sleepy Eye Elementary School gyms Feb. 3.
The New Ulm site vaccinated 220 people. There were 170 people vaccinated in Sleepy Eye.
Brown County Public Health Director Karen Moritz said nobody reported serious adverse reactions at the clinics.
“A little bit of a sore arm and slight fatigue are common side effects that people may not report,” Moritz said.
Feb 5, 2021
GIBBON A Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) speech teacher accused of placing a six-year-old female student in a bear hug hold and dragging her down two hallways and two flights of stairs last month, faces three charges in Sibley County District Court.
Renee L. Schmidt, 50, St. Peter, was charged with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child and two misdemeanor counts of 5th-degree assault Feb. 2. An initial court appearance was set for 9:45 a.m., March 11.
According to court documents, GFW School Resource Officer Aaron Hacker received a report on Jan. 21, 2021 of an incident that happened earlier in the day between Schmidt and a student at GFW Elementary School in Gibbon.
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NEW ULM BoCo Real Estate and Oak Hills Living Center were named 2020 Small and Large Businesses of the Year by the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
Chamber members voted for the awards during a virtual annual chamber business meeting. Windings, Inc., and Bank Midwest were other Large Business of the Year nominations. Bailey Creek Boutique and the New Ulm Area Foundation were other Small Business of the Year nominations.
“We were very honored to have been nominated and recognize for the Business of the Year award. It’s very exciting for us. We’re very excited about what everyone has done,” said Oak Hills Administrator Candas Schouvieller.
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Brad, seated; from left, Brady and Cory Ranweiler pose with their 1963 Chevrolet station wagon that has won a number of worldâs most prestigious custom car contests in Detroit and Chicago besides the 2020 SEMA Battle of the Builders in Los Angeles last fall.
NEW ULM The Ranweiler family’s customized 1963 Chevy wagon has earned yet another award recently in Los Angeles, winning the SEMA Battle of the Builders contest.
The event is considered to include some of the most talented automotive sculptors and builders on earth.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only Brady Ranweiler was allowed on the TV set at the Specialty Equipment Market Association contest in Los Angeles in November.