Archive - Jun 2018

The McLeod County Board of Commissioners — sitting as the Solid Waste Advisory Committee — threw a lot of options on the table for dealing with contaminated waste at recycling collection sites in Glencoe and townships.
Among options are to increase the number of times a year the county does curbside pickup of appliances, e-waste and other non-traditional items, expanding hours at the household hazardous waste facility for a week in the spring and a week in the fall to assist, and providing individual containers to rural residents, the same as the county does for city residents.

A proposed change to McLeod County’s zoning ordinance is headed to a County Board workshop.
At its June 5 meeting, the McLeod County Board of Commissioners tabled a request by the county planning zoning commission to make a change to the ordinance in regard to allowing a second home on agricultural residential property to accommodate an ill or elderly family member who needed care.

Only one race has developed in offices specific to McLeod County — in Soil and Water Conservation District 2, Roger V. Schultz and Gary Templin, both of Glencoe, have filed.
There are no races in the other offices up for election in November. Incumbents Doug Krueger, District 2 commissioner, and Joe Nagel, District 5 commissioner, are both running unopposed. Michael Junge is seeking another term as the county attorney, and Scott Rehmann is running again for sheriff.

McLeod County has begun spraying for noxious weeds and brush along county roads. The majority of the weeds are thistle and wild parsnip.
Road ditch mowing will begin in a few weeks near intersections and areas where tall vegetation may cause reduced sight lines for motorists. The county also will start making a top cut adjacent to the shoulder on all county roads toward the end of June.

Carol A. Picha, 79, of Glencoe, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at her home.
Memorial services were held Saturday, June 9, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hutchinson with Walter Patino officiating. Paige Olson was the organist. Sarah Ostvig and Jo House performed a duet. Congregational hymns were “Nearer, My God, to Thee” and “Oh, My Father.”
A private family burial was held in the Ralph Picha Family Cemetery Association in rural Glencoe.