Jakob Kounkel
The Trailblazer Joint Powers Board — a board made up of county commissioners representing McLeod, Sibley and Wright counties — reorganized its governing structure so a Sibley County representative is the chairperson, a McLeod County representative is the vice-chairperson and a Wright County representative is the recorder for the board. It also...
A special kind of party took place at the Brownton Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 11. Arden and Marilyn Alsleben celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while also celebrating Arden’s 50th year as a professional barber.
Alsleben owns Brownton Barber Shop — a small building on 4th Avenue off Division Street, nestled in the city’s most popular...
Recycling continues to be a top-priority issue for McLeod County’s environmental services department.
Although it’s difficult to nail down an exact figure that paints a complete picture of its cost to the county, Environmental Services Director Marc Telecky said misuse of the recycling bins is a blatant disregard of public stewardship which causes...
Saado Abboud, a Ph.D. in quantitative analysis and the founder of Keystone Compensation Group, discussed with Brownton councilors at its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7 what role his company can play in a comprehensive compensation plan for city employees. It’s the same company Silver Lake hired in 2016.
Abboud’s company specializes in compensation plans...
The girls’ basketball team’s losing skid has reached three games, unable to win since it played in the holiday tournament late December.
An ominous start to the game against Jordan on Thursday, Jan. 2 spelled out the next few games for the Panthers, with three losses that broke the double-digit margin. Head coach Jeff Monahan said, against Jordan...