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. ...
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 ...
WINTHROP — In order to take advantage of overlapping territories and common investment needs, the boards of directors of Central Region Cooperative (CRC) of Sleepy Eye and United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) of Winthrop announced April 10 that their members approved a plan to merge the two ...
On April 14th, 13 Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America (FFA) members traveled to Westbrook, Minnesota for the Region VI FFA Awards Banquet. Numerous members were recognized for their excellence, and Lucia Martinez Paredes and Alex Confer were officially inducted into the 2025-26 Region ...
NEW ULM — Easter holiday events begin as early as Saturday, April 12 and continue through Saturday, April 19 in and around New Ulm. There is a lot to do for any age. Saturday, April 12 All kids are invited to the Orchard Hill Senior Living Easter egg hunt set for 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., April 12 at 1223 Karl Drive. Parents are invited to dress up their kids and get pictures with the Easter Bunny, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 12 at the Best Western Plus. The Shop-n-Hop Craft Show includes Easter eggs for all kids and discount eggs for crafter and vendor shoppers. Friday, ...
NICOLLET – Nicollet Public Schools (NPS) lost nearly $200,000 in special education funding due to a data collection error. Last month, the Nicollet Public School (NPS) Board learned about the potential shortfall to special education. Initially the board was told the error resulted in $325,000 in lost funding. On Wednesday Todd Netzke, owner of School Management Services (SMS), and District Business Manager Jim Freihammer clarified the information presented last month was incorrect. The actual short fall was $195,627.60. SMS has investigated the error and found that NPS faced a ...
