Archive - Apr 2018

Glencoe City Council members had a busy agenda on Monday night. First, the council awarded a competitive bid to R&R Excavating of Hutchinson to get to work on Glencoe’s storm sewer problem. The $5.29 million proposal was the lowest of six offered bids for the central storm project. Additionally, the council held a public hearing on the Hennepin Avenue project assessment, which gave the public an opportunity to have a voice about their assessment. The council adopted the special assessment resolution.

Paul Ragozzino of Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH), Inc., presented the Silver Lake City Council with the results of a space needs study of the city buildings at the council’s Monday night meeting.
The council had ordered the study last year to find out what space was needed to house the city’s departments. The study looked at the city hall/police department, public works, the fire station and city auditorium.
The study found that to properly house these departments, 31,597 square feet was needed. The city facilities currently occupy 13,700 square feet.

Residents of Glencoe had the opportunity to hear Minnesota-native mystery writer David Housewright speak at the ballroom in the Glencoe City Center on Tuesday, April 10, in celebration of National Library Week. In the Minnesota-native mystery/crime writing niche, this event was the mecca for literature enthusiasts in the area.

The members of McLeod Cooperative Power Association (MCPA) gathered for the 83rd annual meeting of the cooperative on Tuesday, April 10, at the Hutchinson Event Center. About 360 members and guests attended the meeting and were served lunch.
Three directors were elected for a three-year term each: Doug Kirtz of Hector, Allan Duesterhoeft of Hutchinson, and Gary Burdorf of Arlington were re-elected to serve Districts, 4, 5 and 6, respectively.

GIBBON — A Winthrop man was injured Tuesday, April 10, shortly after 5 p.m., when his vehicle hit a building head-on in Gibbon.
According to the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office, Roger Holm, 60, of rural Winthrop, was driving a 2017 Buick Essence southbound on First Avenue when the vehicle left the roadway and hit the building. He was the sole occupant and had moderate injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
Assisting at the accident were the Winthrop Police Department, Winthrop Ambulance, Gibbon Police Department and Gibbon Fire Department.