NEW ULM – For 23 years the Piotter family has sold sweetcorn directly to customers from the back of a pickup truck parked near South Payne Street. Tuesday the sweetcorn selling season came to a close. Kendall Piotter and his son Dylan Piotter picked the last ears of sweetcorn from their farm ...

COURTLAND – Saturday firefighters from Gaylord, Lafayette and Courtland took part in a friendly water fight. The contest took place in Courtland outside the fire station and involved hose teams going head to head to push a barrel along a cable. Which ever team could push the barrel with ...

NEW ULM — Roundabouts were the big pieces in the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) District 7 Community Highway Improvement Plan report to Brown County commissioners Tuesday. The highway department plans to build a $2.2 million, single-lane roundabout at the CR 5 (Fort Road) and ...

New Ulm Police • Took a call at 6 p.m. Monday from a 31-year-old New Ulm woman who said a man she has a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order (DANCO) against was in a prohibited distance from her current location. Officers arrived, met the man, who was 23 and homeless, arrested him and transported ...

SLEEPY EYE — Summerfest 2025 featured a good-sized classic car, truck and motorcycle roll-in Friday. Saturday afternoon events included a variety of music, food and kids activities at Allison Park before the Grand Parade featured 85 units Saturday night. Dozens of classic cars, trucks and ...

NEW ULM — A large box near the Menards store exit is being used for a pet supply donation drive through Sept. 30. “We donate everything to the Brown County Humane Society (BCHS)—toys, food, and other pet items,” said New Ulm Menards General Manager Mark O’Neill. Items like pet ...