NEW ULM — If you like colder winter weather, you’ll probably get your wish after New Year’s Eve. “We’ve had this slow progression of warm Pacific air working it’s way across the country. It produces fog as it runs over Midwest snow,” said Chanhassen National Weather Service ...
MINNESOTA — New Minnesota laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2025 include added protection for online ticket purchases. The Ticketing Fairness Act requires “all-in pricing” to ensure concert and other event ticket buyers know the total ticket cost up front; ensure buyers receive proof of purchase and refund policy details within 24 hours and ban deceptive advertising and speculative pricing. If a reseller uses a “bot” or other technology to buy more tickets than allowed, the law gives the Department of Commerce power to demand the reseller disclose how it was able to accomplish the ...
SLEEPY EYE — Leading a motorized support team, four horseback riders rode in the ditch on the east side of State Highway 4 south of Sleepy Eye Monday. After taking a year off, the reconciliation and healing ride began a week and half earlier in Fort Thompson, S.D. on Dec. 10 en route to ...
NEW ULM — As cold weather and another holiday season approaches, include more indoor activities allow viruses to pass from person to person more easily. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, is on the rise in Minnesota, according to Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand. The number of reported cases this year in Minnesota — 2,814 — is the highest number of reported cases since 2012. Cases are beginning to show up in rural counties. There is one reported case in Brown, Watonwan and Cottonwood Counties as of Thursday, Dec. 19, according to the Minnesota Department of ...
WINTHROP — The hum of machinery could be heard as semi trucks continuously rolled into and out of the Heartland Corn Products ethanol plant site Wednesday. Heartland Corn Products (HCP) of Winthrop recently was recently awarded a $1 million rural Minnesota Renewable Energy for America ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an outdoor public health workstation using a $6,853 Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) grant Tuesday. Brown County Commissioner Brian Braun seconded a motion by Commissioner Dave Borchert approving the purchase. He said his support comes from previous experience with outdoor work when he worked at Koozie Group in Sleepy Eye. “Anytime we had an opportunity to have a meeting outside, I appreciated it as a bright spot in the day. I think it goes a long way in keeping our employees happy,” said ...
