A 32-year-old Sleepy Eye man was injured in a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning in Renville County when he swerved to miss a deer.
Taylor John Bolinger was driving a 2013 Harley Davidson Cruiser southbound on Minnesota Highway 4 near mile marker 88 in Martinsburg Township when he swerved to miss a deer and went into the ditch at 1:49 a.m. Sunday.
Bolinger received non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was transported to the Olivia Hospital.
He was not wearing a helmet and alcohol was involved in the crash.
Assisting at the scene were Hector Police Department and Ambulance and Renville County Sheriff’s Office.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 2004 held their 20-year class reunion on May 4, 2024 at the Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. Pictured in the front row (left): Sadie (Sabatino) Brown, Watertown, WI; Jessie Helget, Saint Paul; Robyn (Helget) Schumacher, Mankato; Sara (Wersal) Filzen, Eagan; Julia (Eckstein) Henke, Hopkins; Raina (Walter) Klisch, Springfield; Jennifer (Stimpert) Hinderman; Sleepy Eye; Samantha (Mecklenburg) Clemente, Saint Paul; Sarah (Kuebler) Allen, North Mankato; and Maria Wenner, Minneapolis. Back row: Joey Wahl, New Ulm; Nick Braun, South Haven; Garett Soukup, Farmington; Cole Helget, Mankato; Steven Seidl, Sleepy Eye; Jamie Pietig, Sleepy Eye; Jim Peterson, Sleepy Eye; and Shawn Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye. Not pictured but later present: Nikki (Hertling) Evers, Sleepy Eye and Amanda (Helget) Wunderlin, New Ulm.
Thomas Visser, Joey Seifert, Mavrik Saenz, Samuel Schultz, Hayden Huiras, Brooklyn Hoffmann, Kyanna Guerra, Jaella Schauman, Will Peterson, Nolan Deibele, Peyton Rothmeier, Spencer Fix, Blake Schwartz, and Parker Windschitl. Second row: Fr. Tanner Thooft, Miley Zinniel, Beckett Severson, Henry Armbruster, Henry Pietig, Evelyn Maurer, Adelyn Ibberson, Ethan Gonzales-Luna, Laney Folkens, Emersyn Bloedow, Kaleb Turbes Jack Schumacher and Fr. Mark Steffl. Third row: Elizabeth Fischer, Emmalyn Berkner, Alyza Rivera, Arianna Guerra, Ben Schwartz, Bentley Riebel, Ryker Lux, Hudson Kuebler, and Lucas Sellner.
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Construction on the Highway 4 St. James to Sleepy Eye project is expected to begin on Monday, April 22, as crews start replacing the bridge over the Cottonwood River south of Sleepy Eye, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Construction on the St. James to Sleepy Eye project will be completed in phases.
During the initial phase of construction starting April 22, Highway 4 from Sleepy Eye to Brown County Road 24 will be closed and traffic detoured to Highway 14 and Brown County Roads 8 and 24 for the duration of the project.
For safety, public carry-in water access near the Cottonwood River on Highway 4 south of Sleepy Eye will be closed during bridge construction. For more information visit the Department of Natural Resources at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/index.html.
Construction on the Butterfield Creek Bridge is tentatively expected to begin sometime in late June or early July, and traffic will be detoured to Watonwan County Roads 3 and 32, and Highway 30 until August or September.
Resurfacing on Highway 4 from St. James to Sleepy Eye is expected to begin in late July and traffic will be detoured to Highway 14, Brown County Road 8, Watonwan County Road 5, and Highway 30 until mid to late September.
The Highway 4 project between St. James to Sleepy Eye includes roadway, bridge, and drainage improvements. In addition to resurfacing approximately 25 miles of roadway, three bridges will be replaced.
Additionally, the improvements made to the road will allow Highway 4 from St. James and Sleepy Eye to become a 10-ton route.
The project is expected to be complete in early October, weather permitting.
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Recent Sleepy Eye Area Food Shelf Donations
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union and Sleepy Eye Public Schools. A Basketball Shoot Out was held to raise funds for the Sleepy Eye Food Shelf. $136 and 61 pounds of food were collected. Pictured: Jacob Mielke and Bob Schmid of SouthPoint FCU presenting a check for $136 to Josie Rose and Ann McCabe of Sleepy Eye Food Shelf
Christensen Farms of Sleepy Eye donated $750 pork certificate to Sleepy Eye Food Shelf. Pictured: Jamie Schauman of Christensen Farms presented Ann McCabe of Sleepy Eye Food Shelf a $750 pork certificate.
Sleepy Eye Food Shelf
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