FRANKLIN — Minnesota’s Human Services Assistant Commissioner Jim Koppel visited a new childcare center in Franklin to celebrate a success that he’s like to see repeated around the state. Koppel visited the 6-month-old Cougar Cub Child Care Center to emphasize the challenges facing ...

NEW ULM — Enjoy a bit of Schadenfreude this weekend with student-actors at The Grand Kabaret. The When Things Go Wrong Night of One-Acts presents three one-act plays about unfortunate experiences. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday night, July 21 and 22, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, July ...

NEW ULM — Join the New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club for a night of free family fun at the 2017 Family Night at the Dairy Farm. This event, put on every other year by the New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club, is set for Thursday, July 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Steve and Kerry Hoffman Farm, 18868 140th ...

SLEEPY EYE — Motorists on Highway 14 in Sleepy Eye will no longer need to stop at the intersection with 1st Avenue after Aug. 7. However, cross traffic on 1st Avenue will need to comply with a stop sign before entering the intersection, when it is clear. The evaluation and proposed ...

NEW ULM — The Heart of New Ulm Project’s Food Environment Action Team, accompanied by the director of the MN Food Charter Network, participated in a tour of various New Ulm food venues on July 19. The purpose of the tour was to determine the strengths of the food environment in the ...

SLEEPY EYE — After discussion Wednesday, the District 84 Board of Education approved a resignation and a one-year leave of absence request by kindergarten teacher Trent Weicherding. Superintendent John Cselovszki said Weicherding accepted an ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education) position ...

NEW ULM — MN Voices: Marching Forward in New Ulm is hosting a screening of “CARE,” a documentary about home based care for the elderly. The showing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at New Ulm Public Library, basement meeting room. The presentation is free and open to the ...

ST. JAMES — A 68-year-old Madelia man convicted of two counts of felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct and possessing pornographic work was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Watonwan County District Court Tuesday. Leslie P. Johnson was sentenced to 300 months at the St. Cloud ...

MANKATO — A New Ulm local is dropping his first album this weekend in Mankato. Eric Torgusen who raps under the moniker Bknown, (pronounced be-known) will be releasing his first album “Known For Something,” Saturday, July 22, at 8 p.m. in the What’s Up Lounge (701 N. Riverfront Dr., ...

A white SUV plows through a puddle on Broadway Ave. and 6th St. N. that covered virtually the entire southbound lane after a bout of heavy rain Wednesday. A total of .44 inches fell in a matter of minutes, overwhelming the storm sewer drains. The severe thunderstorm spawned a tornado warning ...

WINTHROP — A decorated World War II veteran and medical doctor who wrote a book about his wife and marriage will celebrate his 98th birthday with his family Saturday night. Dr. Raymond Broz, a resident of the Good Samaritan nursing home in Winthrop, formerly lived at Ridgeway on German in ...

NEW ULM — Bob Wise, Chairman of the Grants Committee of the New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF), recently announced the grants awarded for the Spring 2017 grant cycle at a ceremony held at the Grand Center for Arts and Culture in New Ulm. All grant applications are reviewed by the committee and ...

Wednesday’s storm wreak havoc on much of the county and caused the delay or rescheduling of several events, including the New Ulm Municipal Band concert series. The Municipal Band was scheduled to play a concert in German Park Wednesday night, but the storm forced them to relocate to the ...

NEW ULM — Volunteers wearing black aprons and friendly faces delivered bouquets in smiley-faced mugs to seniors Tuesday. The deliveries to both Ridgeway Assisted Living and Memory Care facilities were the first of 826 bouquets to be delivered, A to Zinnia Florals & Gifts Owner Heather ...

NEW ULM — A 44-acre expansion to New Ulm’s industrial park was approved at Tuesday’s New Ulm City Council meeting. The city council authorized the signing of a purchase agreement for 43.94 acres of additional land in the Airport Industrial Park. This land is adjacent to Wal-Mart and is ...

NEW ULM — A dozen Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cadets are learning to fly gliders at the New Ulm Airport this week. A week-long North Central Region flight academy for motorized flight is held each summer in Mankato. Cadets, ranging in age from 12 to 20, can attend motorized airplane or glider ...

NEW ULM — Minnesota’s Commissioner of the Department of Human Services (DHS), Emily Piper, visited New Ulm Tuesday and spoke with the Rotary Club over lunch. Piper gave an overview of her department and addressed the efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the impact on ...

SLEEPY EYE — Law enforcement is looking for a 35-year-old Sleepy Eye man who has been charged in Brown County District Court with making threats in a July 14 altercation. According to court documents, Sleepy Eye Police were sent to a disturbance at 321 Walnut St. S.E. on July 14. At the ...

The Sellner kids, Ava and Carson, of Sleepy Eye keep cool Monday afternoon at the Washington Park wading pool. Pool admission is free at Lincoln and Washington Parks to children eight years old and under from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 20. Pools are closed if the temperature does not ...

NEW ULM — By the end of the year New Ulm could see a nearly 44 acre expansion its industrial park. Tuesday evening (July 18) the New Ulm City Council will consider approving a purchase agreement for 43.94 acres of additional land in the Airport Industrial Park. This land is adjacent to ...