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Courtland City Council receives update on Kuester project

COURTLAND — The Courtland City Council received an update on the Kuester Pit Second Addition from Jason Kuester. During the October meeting, the council discussed delays in completion of the Kuester Pit Second Addition. The lots in the addition were originally scheduled to be completed by ...

GFW voters elect Turtle, Grosam to school board

GIBBON — Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) school district voters elected farmers Mark Turtle of Gibbon and George Grosam of Fairfax in a special school board election Tuesday. According to unofficial results, Turtle received 374 votes (37.03%) of the votes for an open Gibbon representative ...

Hot Topics centers on energy, cost savings

NEW ULM — Energy conservation experts talked about programs and rebates available to businesses and residents at the New Ulm Area Chamber Hot Topics event at Turner Hall Friday. “We talked to some businesses and they thought it would be interesting to learn about what programs there are ...

Escapee arrested in field north of St. James

ST. JAMES — A 36-year-old St. James man who escaped Watonwan County Jail custody Sunday was arrested in a grassy field late Wednesday night about 4 miles north of St. James. Leonardo Lopez Jr. was arrested without incident at about 11:30 p.m. after he fled from a vehicle that stopped in a ...

Iowa man dies in three-vehicle crash

A 41-year-old Spirit Lake, Iowa, man died in a three-vehicle crash at Harvest Avenue and State Highway 19 in Kintire Township, Redwood County on Wednesday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. John Michael Mcwhorter died from injuries received while driving a 2024 Chevrolet Cruze ...

DNR says southern MN deer population up

NEW ULM — Deer populations are increasing in southern Minnesota because they fared well last winter, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “River floodplains offer some of the best deer habitat and deer hunting in southern areas of the state. Following several ...