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Wednesday February 22, 2012

Staff Columns

Peek at the Past: Courthouse sold for $87

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:43

By Betty Schwarz, bschwarz@lesueurnews-herald.com

120 Years Ago ~ 1892
William Eckart bought fifteen acres more of the Boright tract of land near the fair grounds, paying $900.00 for it.

Reminiscing about the kids

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:40

By Stephanie Hill, shill@lesueurnews-herald.com

Last Monday when I sat down at the media table before the school board meeting and flipped open my notebook (this is an actual notebook – not a laptop computer, iPad or other electrical device), the f

Peek at the Past: Temperature drops to -38˚

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 14:49

By Betty Schwarz, bschwarz@lesueurnews-herald.com

143 Years Ago ~ 1869

Peek at the Past: Duplicate street names changed

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:07

By Betty Schwarz, bschwarz@lesueurnews-herald.com

120 Years Ago ~ 1892

When I grow up...

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 16:07

By Stephanie Hill, shill@lesueurnews-herald.com

Being the mom of two young kids, I hear from time to time “When I grow up I am going to be…”

Peek at the Past: Alcohol factory in Le Sueur?

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 16:02

By Betty Schwarz, bschwarz@lesueurnews-herald.com

120 Years Ago ~ 1892
D. Mahler has contracts to build new homes for Theodore Dressel and Edward Braun in Sharon town.

Peek at the Past: Large wolf killed in Sibley County

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:56

By Betty Schwarz, bschwarz@lesueurnews-herald.com

120 Years Ago ~ 1892

Facts about opinions

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:53

By Stephanie Hill, shill@lesueurnews-herald.com

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably

Peek at the Past: No power on Christmas Eve

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 15:54

By Betty Schwarz, bschwarz@lesueurnews-herald.com

121 Years Ago ~ 1891
Skating on Rush River is just about “aus-ge-spield.”

2012: The end — or just the beginning?

Submitted by Kurt Hildebrandt on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 15:51

By Stephanie Hill, shill@lesueurnews-herald.com

As Erin and I watched the ball drop in Times Square this New Year’s Eve (11 p.m.