Area News

The Sibley County Board of Commissioners decided today to schedule a special meeting for Tuesday, June 8 at 6 p.m. in the courthouse annex basement. The purpose of the special meeting is to receive public input on whether or not to change the Auditor-Treasurer position from elected to appointed. More information about this topic will…

Gaylord’s trail system is on tap to stretch out in a couple of years as plans call for a sidewalk on the south side of Lincoln Avenue. City Council members, last week, fielded an update on the project from engineer Justin Black of Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH). He laid out a timeline for constructing…

Smoke could be seen from miles away Friday night from two Sibley County grass fires.  The picture attached to this post was taken east of county road 9 and north of county road 15 (approximately six miles north of Arlington).  Another grass fire was burning at the same time near Henderson.

Gaylord’s Fire Department responded to the Sibley County Services Building Friday after a report of a possible gas lead.  Fire Chief Justen Rose said firefighters were not on the scene very long and Centerpoint Energy was notified.

Ten Sibley County employees were recognized with Outstanding Service Awards for the first quarter of 2021. Front row (from left to right) are Sibley County employees Lisa Roseland, Laura Hacker, Sara Jenness, and Shelby Gienger. In the second row are Commissioners Christian Lilienthal, Joy  Cohrs, and Steve Saxton. In the back row are Commissioners Peter…

Gaylord’s Chamber of Commerce, last week, welcomed hairstylist Ashley Latzke, owner and operator of Buzzed on Lincoln, to the business community. Ashley and husband Kyle purchased Haircut Ann’s and will soon take over ownership of the connecting laundromat which was owned by Tom and Ann Whalen. Pictured with Latzke are chamber members (standing, L to…

It was car fire training night last Monday for Gaylord’s firefighters. From pulling up to a scene to extinguishing a blaze, firefighters were trained on how to most effectively deal with the situation. Self-contained breathing apparatus training is planned for Gaylord’s Fire Department later this month.

Gaylord’s newest part-time police officer is Morgan Attenberger. She is a graduate of Sibley East and St. Cloud State University. Attenberger, who is from Gaylord, was hired by the City last month.

The City of Gaylord’s wastewater ponds, and its operator Robert Kloeckl, were recently featured in a case study which highlighted successful management practices.  More details will be published in our May 13th edition.