ST. GEORGE — Hutchinson opthalmologist Dr. Christopher Wallyn talked in great detail about what his mission trips mean to needy Guatemala residents at the Sewing for Sight Retreat at the Church of St. George Saturday. A medical doctor who treats complicated eye problems with surgery and ...

LAKE HANSKA — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office issued a thin ice warning on Lake Hanska Saturday after receiving a report of a UTV (utility terrain vehicle) breaking through the ice just east of Geiger’s Point. Vehicle occupants managed to get out of the vehicle. Nobody was injured, ...

NEW ULM — The Clean Slate Act, a law that creates a system for eligible records to be automatically sealed after a person meets necessary requirements, went into effect Jan. 1, 2025. The Minnesota Legislature passed the Clean Slate Act (CSA) in 2023 to automate expungements (sealing ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public Schools Superintendent John Cselovszki informed the board Wednesday of pre-school funding changes beginning with the 2025-26 school year. “Due to Minnesota law changes in program eligibility requirements, only certain groups will qualify for free voluntary ...

NICOLLET - The Nicollet Public School Board welcomed new members, Abbi Carleton and Mathew Cabanilla on Wednesday. Carleton has lived in Nicollet for 21 years. Two of her children have graduated from Nicollet Public School and two are still attending. Cabanilla lived in rural Nicollet until ...

NICOLLET – The Nicollet Public School Board revisited its cell phone policy, during Wednesday’s meeting. The board previously approved a policy for cell phones to be included in the 2024-25 Student/Parent Handbook. This was done to prepare students for the legislation in Minnesota Statute ...