NEW ULM — A bakery giveaway program at the New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf Thursday drew a steady stream of visitors. An extension of the food shelf’s normal offerings, the giveaway of cookies, croissants and donuts, the program includes bread if available, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on ...

GIBBON — Academic spaces in the new pre-K-12 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (GFW) Public School are being completed this week. “Desks and chairs are being delivered now. Smart screens and whiteboards are being hung now. The school will be complete when we move in,” said GFW Superintendent Allen ...

New Ulm Police • Stopped a vehicle for suspicious activity at Broadway and 6th Street North at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. A report for consideration of attempting to escape tax by changing license tabs, no insurance and driving after cancellation on a 62-year-old Madelia man went to the New Ulm ...

NEW ULM — Six financial institutions, Brown County Human Services, Oak Hills Living Center and local law enforcement gathered Thursday for a fraud-prevention workshop in New Ulm. The event followed a May session at St. Paul Lutheran Church and focused on scams targeting ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners continue to work on the 2026 tax levy. Commissioners set the 2026 preliminary tax levy increase at 9.99%, a total budget increase of 4.1%, from $45.8 million to $47.7 million in September. The final budget levy is planned to be adopted at the Tuesday, ...

NEW ULM — Eligible renters and homeowners are encouraged to apply for Federal Energy Assistance Program (EAP) funding released Dec. 1, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The free program provides an average benefit of about $550, plus support to respond to emergencies. The ...