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Arlington man sentenced in fatal overdose case

GAYLORD — A 27-year-old Arlington man was sentenced April 17 in Sibley County Court for a felony third-degree murder overdose case connected to the death of Jose Roberto Cardenas Jr., 26 of Winthrop in May 2023. The court stayed execution of an 86-month prison sentence and placed Erick Lee Alvarado on up to five years supervised probation with conditions that he serve 364 days in the Sibley County Jail, complete a comprehensive assessment within 60 days and follow all recommendations. Alvarado pleaded guilty to felony third-degree murder in February. Third-degree murder is defined as ...

Easter egg scramble

NEW ULM – Hundreds of children participated in Easter Egg hunts across New Ulm over the weekend. The fun began in Harman Park Saturday morning. The New Ulm Park and Recreation Department had scattered around 1,200 across a section of the park along with hundreds of candy items. Each child ...

‘Powerful opportunity’

NEW ULM — Catholic Diocese of New Ulm Bishop Chad Zielinski led the faithful through the 14 stations of the cross at the Way of the Cross Shrine on Good Friday. The Way of the Cross shrine is located below the New Ulm Diocese pastoral center near New Ulm Medical Center. The walking path ...

Conditions good for planting, farmers say

NEW ULM — Its just the middle of April, but Spring planting season has begun for many farmers in and around Brown County. Sleepy Eye farmer Mark Portner was busy planting south of Sleepy Eye Wednesday under sunshine that warmed the temperature reached 70 degrees. “The dust is flying, but ...

No injuries in train and semi crash near Lake Crystal

LAKE CRYSTAL – A Union Pacific train collided with a semi-trailer Wednesday afternoon in rural Lake Crystal. The accident occurred at 2:13 p.m. at 200th Street and Highway 60. The train was traveling west when it struck the semi driven by Jerry Lee Budeau, 59, of Bismark, North Dakota. ...

‘Busy summer projected’ for lodging

NEW ULM – Wednesday, The New Ulm Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) invited different community stakeholders to the 2025 Tourism Luncheon to discuss the upcoming tourist season. New Ulm Chamber President Sarah Warmka said the purpose the gathering was to share what the different New Ulm ...