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History of Bigelow to be presented

April 3, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON Ken Zylstra will discuss the history of Bigelow, showcasing a collection of photos at the Nobles County Historical Society’s annual meeting Sunday. Continue Reading

Hog fire in Bigelow

February 8, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

Blaze erupts in the early hours of Wednesday
BIGELOW Hundreds of pigs were reportedly killed early Wednesday morning and two buildings destroyed in a hog confinement fire in rural Bigelow. Continue Reading

Bigelow reacts to possible P.O. closure

October 27, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

BIGELOW With more and more people communicating via email, Facebook and Twitter, paying their utility bills online and filing tax returns over the Internet, the U.S. Postal Service is in dire straits. Continue Reading

Bigelow gets ready for weekend Swampy Days

August 3, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

BIGELOW Bigelow’s 11th annual Swampy Days is this weekend and features the kind of family fun only a festival can offer. Continue Reading

Flames claim old barn near Bigelow

May 8, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

BIGELOW An old barn burned to the ground late Friday night between Bigelow and Worthington.
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A long line of service

March 3, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

Sikma, son of WWI vet, had siblings in WWII, Korea and Vietnam
BIGELOW When the war broke out on two fronts in December 1941, John Sikma was working alongside his dad on their family farm east of Ocheyedan, Iowa. He was the oldest of eight kids, seven of which were boys, and hadn’t seen much outside of farming in his first 20 years.
“Dad ran a tight ship,” Sikma, now 89, said with a grin earlier this week from his rural Bigelow farm house. Continue Reading

Bigelow woman takes home lottery

February 7, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

BIGELOW Stacie Golombiecki won a $236,561 jackpot playing the Minnesota Lottery’s Progressive Print-N-Play Crossword game on Wednesday. Continue Reading&

Bigelow woman wins $10,000

January 6, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

ROSEVILLE Stacy Dykstra, Bigelow, won $10,000 in the Minnesota State Lottery’s Fabulous 5′s scratch game. Continue Reading

Bigelow Fire Department gets new grant

October 29, 2010 in Worthington Daily Globe

BIGELOW For the first time in the history of the Bigelow Fire Department, a brand new truck has been added to its firefighting fleet. Continue Reading

Steamy at Swampy Days

August 8, 2010 in Worthington Daily Globe

Shannon Madtson (left) and Darren Tietz go up for an attempted block of a spike by C.J. Nelson during the volleyball tournament as part of the Swampy Days celebration Saturday afternoon in Bigelow. Looking on in the background is Maria Alvarez.
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