NEW ULM – At 1 p.m. Sunday, a round of cannon fire from the New Ulm Battery signaled the start of St. Paul Lutheran School’s 9th annual Amazing Race competition. This year 24 teams took part. Each team was given a starter clue that sent them to one six locations around New Ulm. Teams ...
SLEEPY EYE — After a year hiatus due to last year’s unusually mild winter weather, the 43rd Annual Sleepy Eye Sportsmen’s Club Fishing Derby is set for noon to 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2 on Sleepy Eye Lake. Last year, no fishing was done at the lake but remaining events including bean bag ...
ST. PAUL – Two new judges were appointed in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District to fill vacancies from retiring judges. Paul Gunderson will replace retiring Judge Todd W. Westphal for the seat chambered in Nicollet County and Kayla Johnson will replace retired Judge Terry S. Vajgrt for ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a pair of voluntary, perpetual habitat (grassland) easements and certified the acquisitions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday. The easements are designed to provide wildlife cover, protect 96 acres of floodplain and grassland from KTJ Investments, LLC in Section 15, Bashaw Township, about three miles north of Comfrey and three acres of grassland about three miles south of Leavenworth in Section 3, Mulligan Township, from Danelle Wersal. The easements are legal agreements signed with the United States of America, ...
LAKE HANSKA — Practice makes perfect. Kyle Remus of Sleepy Eye said he caught a number of smaller walleyes before reeling in a 5.2 pounder at the 10th Annual Hanska Fire Department Fishing Contest at Lake Hanska Saturday. “I had it on the line for a minute or two. I was trying not to ...
HANSKA — Plenty of ice is anticipated for the 10th Annual Hanska Fire Department Fishing Contest on Lake Hanska Saturday. “I’ve heard the lake has 15 to 18 inches of ice now. There should be plenty of it. If the weather is pretty good, we usually have 300 to 400 people which is good for ...
