NEW ULM — Brown County may get a board and lodging program for adult drug court participants before long. In the past, adult drug court participants have had to travel to St. Peter or Mankato for lodging after they have been sober for 30 days. Housing provider Richard Ruch of Mankato-based Ruch 2 Recovery told Brown County Commissioners Dec. 23 that he is looking at the New Ulm real estate market with hopes of finding a four or five-bedroom house for about nine adult drug court participants to move into early next year. “We plan to house local people as much as possible. We plan to ...