Silver Lake
The city owned and managed ambulance service in Silver Lake took a hit last week when six of its members resigned, including the ambulance chief and assistant chief.
The city council held a special meeting Thursday, March 10 to accept the resignations of chief Steve Hackbarth, assistant chief Angie Donwen, Doug Brown, Justus Madson, Jon Heitz and...
He started it on a dare. That can happen when you’re one of the few Irishmen in a town where the predominant heritage is eastern European.
While some of the details may be a little foggy or lost to time, Lenny O’Brien doesn’t mind retelling the story of Silver Lake’s first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade, even from a winter retreat in Florida. The...
The McLeod County Board of Commissioners recently accepted the low bid of Ebert Construction of Corcoran to construct a Silver Lake Area Transportation Services cold-storage building for $297,700. It was the lowest of five bids. The action came Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the regular meeting of the commissioners.
The cold-storage building will replace...
The Silver Lake City County held its annual meeting Monday, Jan. 3. At the meeting, Mayor Bruce Bebo made the annual mayoral appointments.
Councilor Josh Winfrey will serve as acting mayor as well serve as the liaison for the municipal liquor store. Councilor Chris Penaz will serve as the public safety liaison, which includes working with the...
The Silver Lake City council approved a $569,469 property tax levy, a 3.67 percent increase from 2021, following its truth-in-taxation hearing Monday, Dec. 20. The 2021 levy was set at $549,412
The final levy amount is a significant decrease from the $613,815 or 11.7 percent preliminary tax levy increase approved by the council in September.
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