On Tuesday June 1, 2021 at approximately 0445 hours the Brown County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an explosion at the Christensen Family Farms feed mill located at 23971 County Road 10, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
The Sleepy Eye Fire Department, New Ulm Fire Department, Springfield Fire Department, Hanska Fire Department, Comfrey Fire Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Sleepy Eye Police Department all assisted in this fire call.
There were no injuries.
There is no suspected foul play involved.
The amount of value of the damage is undetermined at this time.
The Sleepy Eye Fire Department remained on scene until 1506 hours.
The incident is being investigated by the Minnesota State Fire Marshall’s Office.
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Sleepy Eye Medical Center and the Sleepy Eye Healthcare Foundation are pleased to announce the 2021 medical scholarship winners. These scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who exhibit a promising future in the healthcare field.
Murthy Medical Scholarship Winners
Awarded by Dr. KVK Murthy, a provider at SEMC
- Emily Weiss, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Catholic School, $500
- Maryanne Larsen, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Catholic School, $500
- Sydney Windschitl, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Catholic School, $500
- David Gonzalez, Sleepy Eye Public School, $500
Hansen Family Memorial Medical Scholarship Winner
Awarded by Charles (Chisey) Hansen, former board member at SEMC
- Emily Weiss, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Catholic School, $1,000
Murthy and Hansen Medical Scholarship Winner
Awarded by Dr. KVK Murthy and Charles (Chisey) Hansen
- Hailey Bigger, Cedar Mountain School, $500
According to a report by Sleepy Eye Economic Development Authority director Kurk Kramer, the sale of the former Del Monte facility to Chasing Our Tails has been cancelled.
Kramer said he received a phone call from Steve Trachtenberg, owner of Chasing Our Tails, stating his company has pulled out of the purchase agreement for the sale of the former Del Monte facility which is currently owned by Seneca Foods.
Trachtenberg told Kramer there are too many challenges with the financing which prompted the withdrawal. He added he still has interest if there would be some changes to making the acquisition possible.
Chloe Johnson, with her Small Breed – Senior Buck, and Gina Nienhaus, with her Large Breed – Senior Doe, explain the differences in Show Classes.
Brown County 4-H families came together May 15th at the Extension Office in Sleepy Eye for a Rabbit Project Workshop. Rabbit Superintendent, Gina Nienhaus, and Jr. Rabbit Superintendent, Chloe Johnson, led the members of various experience levels through a variety of educational rabbit fun! They spent their morning covering basic rabbit care, terminology, showmanship, showing standards, rabbit trivia, and even made healthy treats for each of their rabbits.
The Sleepy Eye Wide Awakes 4-H club members met May 16th at Flandrau State Park in New Ulm. After a quick meeting, the club enjoyed an afternoon at the park. Members and their families walked the hiking trails and played frisbee golf, then enjoyed a snack as a club before heading home.
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The Sleepy Eye Wide Awakes 4-H club members met April 18th at Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. After holding their monthly meeting, the club spent their afternoon working together as a team to clean up the cemetery. Afterwards, the club drove over to The Garage in Springfield for bowling and pizza!
