NEW ULM — On Saturday, Bavarian Blast began with the annual Schell’s Brewery 5K Run for Beer. Around 160 runners and walkers participated in the 5K. New Ulm’s Chris Gordon finished with a time of 21 minutes, four seconds. Gordon, a teacher, author and marathon runner, said he found the ...

NEW ULM — Jay Ernest performed with his band Church of Cash on the final night of Bavarian Blast at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Ernest, who performs under that name and was born Jay Ernest Kalk, told the audience he grew up in the New Ulm area. He said he spent his first year of life in a ...

NEW ULM — More than 40 Habitat for Humanity bike riders paused in New Ulm Friday while participating in a five-day cycling event supporting affordable housing. A Mankato man with New Ulm roots, Adam MartiRock, coordinated New Ulm stops at Hermann Heights, Schell’s Brewery and Bavarian ...

WINTHROP — Three individuals filed for three openings on the Winthrop City Council this week. Challenger Bradley Bodecker and incumbent Dawn Wickenhauser filed on Thursday and challenger Randy Krienke filed on Friday. Tom Polich re-filed Thursday for Lafayette City Councilor-at-Large. ...

NEW ULM – Brown County staff conducted a Public Accuracy Test (PAT) of its electronic voting equipment Friday. State statute requires all Minnesota counties and municipalities that are conducting elections to administer PATs at least three days before it is used. The test must be open to all ...