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This much is true. I hit a home run. For years, Kevin Sweeney, the retired editor of The New Ulm Journal, wrote up New Ulm’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School Superintendent John Cselovszki the school board Wednesday that he recently visited with Sleepy Eye Mayor Wayne Pelzel re

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously consented to a tax abatement agreement related to construction of a 44-unit, market rate, multifamily hou

Chamber annual meeting celebrates All Things Sleepy Eye.

At the Sleepy Eye City Council meeting on Feb. 8, a public hearing was held to consider three Planning & Zoning items.

The Tuesday, Jan. 11 meeting of the Sleepy Eye City Council started with a public hearing on tax abatements for a housing complex and a car wash.

December message from Sleepy Eye Mayor Wayne Pelzel

fbusch@nujournal.com SLEEPY EYE — Police Chief Matt Andres discussed the virtues of surveillance cameras at the Sleepy Eye City Council Tuesday. “I think this is the future of law enforcement,” said Andres. “We tested them at Sportsmans Park because there is Wi-Fi there. They have 30 days of video storage and learned the cameras were good. We need them downtown, around the schools, and baseball park.” Andres said one company offered to sell two cameras with a five-year license, and cl...

The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch The Sleepy Eye City Council held their Feb. 9 meeting by Zoom, which citizens were able to join to observe the meeting. The council approved Mayor Wayne Pelzel’s reappointment of Alissa Groen as City Attorney and gave permission for the City Attorney to appoint Counsel in case of conflicts. The council elected Nate Stevermer as Council President. The Council President signs some city documents and may preside in the Mayor’s absence.  The council passed a reso...

Mayor Wayne Pelzel, City of Sleepy Eye Happy New Year to each of you. May 2021 bring an end to COVID and all the restrictions it has brought about as well as the illness it has caused.  I’ve been asked whether I’m going to get the vaccine when it becomes available to my age group. I can answer that question with a resounding “yes.” I believe the vaccine is safe and will help reduce the danger COVID has presented.  One of the priorities of 2021 will be the examination of additional hou...