CHRISTMAS:
Brown County Heartland Express will be operating until noon on Christmas Eve and will be closed for Christmas Day. We will resume normal operations on Thursday December 26th. All rides for that day need to be called in by 11am on Tuesday December 24th. Our office can be reached by dialing 507-359-2717 or 800-707-2717.
NEW YEARS:
Brown County Heartland Express will be closed for New Years Day. We will resume normal operations on Thursday January 2nd. All rides for that day need to be called in by 3pm on Tuesday December 31st. Our office can be reached by dialing 507-359-2717 or 800-707-2717.
Koozie donated 18 packaged holiday meals to the Sleepy Eye Area Food Shelf. L to R – Alicia Swift, Stacie Amsden, Ann McCabe, Russ McCabe, Jeff Ibberson and Jeff Heiling.
Grand Knight Russ McCabe presents Donald J. Sellner a plaque for serving 75 years in the St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Council 3134 organization.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to a missing 17-year-old male in Home North Township, near the State Highway 4 bridge over the Minnesota River at 11:06 p.m. Saturday.
The sheriff’s office used a drone to search for the youth said to have mental health issues, beginning at 11:58 p.m. Saturday but did not find him.
The Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office received a tip at 8 a.m. Sunday of a teen walking about a mile east of the Harkin Store on CR 21. Deputies responded, found the male unharmed and transported him home.
Assisting agencies included Brown and Nicollet County Sheriff’s Offices, New Ulm and Sleepy Eye Police, Sleepy Eye and Fairfax Fire Departments, Sleepy Eye Ambulance Service. A report went to Brown County Human Services.
MANKATO, Minn. – Highway 4 from Sleepy Eye to Brown County Road 24 is expected to open to traffic by the end of the day today, December 9, as replacement of the Cottonwood River bridge is complete, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The MnDOT contractor is expected to return next spring to complete finishing work on the project.
The Highway 4 project between St. James to Sleepy Eye included roadway, bridge, and drainage improvements. In addition to resurfacing approximately 25 miles of roadway, three bridges were replaced.
Benefits of the project include improved pavement, drainage, and safety. Ulland Brothers, Inc. was awarded the project with a bid of $18,884,550.58.
MnDOT thanks the public for their patience during this project.
For real-time traffic and travel information in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org or get the free smartphone app at Google Play or the App Store.
Vehicle: 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Results for Selected Contests in 60844 – Sleepy Eye
| Candidate | Totals | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Joann M. Schmidt | 1,382 | 93.25% |
| WRITE-IN | 100 | 6.75% |
By Precinct
| Brown: SLEEPY EYE W-1 | 558 | 30 |
| Brown: SLEEPY EYE W-2 | 824 | 70 |
| Candidate Totals: | 1,382 | 100 |
|---|
| Candidate | Totals | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Krzmarzick | 596 | 99.17% |
| WRITE-IN | 5 | 0.83% |
| Candidate | Totals | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Andres | 850 | 96.92% |
| WRITE-IN | 27 | 3.08% |
| Candidate | Totals | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Marti | 2,072 | 33.64% |
| Darla Remus | 2,113 | 34.31% |
| Joleen Dittbenner | 1,937 | 31.45% |
| WRITE-IN | 37 | 0.60% |
