By Kurt Menk
Editor

The Sibley County Fair has been named a Top 10 county fair in Minnesota, according to The Halvy Blog by Zach Halverson.

The Top 10 county fairs included Steele County Free Fair (1), Martin County Fair (2), Pennington County Fair (3), Swift County Fair (4) Marshall County Fair (5), Crow Wing County Fair (6), Mille Lacs County Fair (7), Carver County Fair (8), Olmsted County Fair (9) and Sibley County Fair )10).
Area county fairs included Brown County Fair (41), Renville County Fair (46), McLeod County Fair (53), Nicollet County Fair (57) and Le Sueur County Fair (70),
The Blue Earth County Fair ranked last.

Find the story in the September 23, 2021 addition of the Arlington Enterprise

By Kurt Menk
Editor

The rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sibley County increased significantly during the past week, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

As of Tuesday, Sept. 14, Sibley County now has 1,654 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That is an increase of 39 cases from last week.  Sibley County also has 10 related deaths.

•Nicollet County has 3,710 confirmed cases. That is an increase of 113 cases from last week. Nicollet County also has 47 related deaths.
•McLeod County has 4,991 confirmed cases. That is an increase of 179 cases from last week. McLeod County also has 64 related deaths.

Find the complete story in the September 23, 2021 addition of the Arlington Enterprise

A celebratory church service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Green Isle Township, at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, in observance of its 150th anniversary. The guest preacher will be Rev. Erwin (Mick) Sprengeler.
Lunch will be served following the 10 a.m. service. Historical booklets will be available.

The first settlers came to this area in 1856, by way of “Nature’s Highway” (The Minnesota River), which brought them to Henderson. From Henderson, some settlers rented wagons to the new settlement, and after leaving the grand sum of five dollars, started their new life in the new world.

Find the complete story in the September 23, 2021 addition of the Arlington Enterprise

By Kurt Menk
Editor

It’s official. Data Metalcraft, Inc. (DMI) is coming to Arlington!
DMI owner Gene O’Brien  purchased the former Seneca Foods building and land west of the railroad tracks from Dave Siwek on Friday, Sept. 17.

DMI will be moving their operations from Chaska to Arlington. DMI is a precision sheet metal fabricating businesses that will be moving and expanding their current business.

(See WWW.datametal.com for more details about the company and its operations).
DMI is also starting a new venture called Deliver Safe, which will work in the transportation and delivery of goods market, making products to improve a delivery driver’s task of delivering goods safer and more efficient. Deliver Safe has two patent pending products that it hopes to bring to market as soon as this fall.

Find the complete story in the September 23, 2021 addition of the Arlington Enterprise

By Kurt Menk
Editor