Brownton/Stewart
Economic uncertainty prompts proposed increase
Uncertain of what will happen to the state and nation’s economies and the potential impact on Brownton in the next year, the city council set its preliminary property tax levy for 2023 higher than the proposed level.
The council set the preliminary levy for 2023 at an 8 percent increase at its Sept. 6...
Fred Heidecker has been repairing vehicles part-time for the past 20 years, and he’s decided to go all in by opening his own business, FRH Motorsports, in Brownton with support from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program.
“I’ve been involved in the automotive repair industry for most of my life. I was working at a...
He came to the county fair for the first time in 1943. He showed lambs and finished first in a showmanship class. Cliff Bussler never dreamed he’d spend most of his adult life taking care of the county fairgrounds and the annual fair.
Bussler, 88, was among three men honored for more than a half-century of service as members of the McLeod County...
A sense of community is important to any town and a group of residents in Stewart are trying to make sure that sense of community stays alive in their town.
A group of residents formed the Stewart Growth Committee over the last couple of months. Their goal is to plan events and activities to bring the community together.
Recently, the group hosted...
A fire of unknown origin destroyed a garage at 217 Third Ave. S. in Brownton Monday afternoon, Aug. 15.
The fire had a good head start before firefighters could be called. Brownton firefighters were called at 2 p.m. and arrived within a few minutes. Flames from the structure could be seen a block or so away. Firefighters from Glencoe were...
