WINNEBAGO — Winnebago Mayor Scott Robertson and his son Jacob Robertson were arrested Thursday following a drug raid on three Winnebago properties. The Robertsons were transported to the Faribault County Jail for alleged cultivation of marijuana offenses, according to a South Central Drug ...

NICOLLET — A 57-year-old Winthrop woman who formerly did payroll work at Nicollet Public School faces eight felony charges for allegedly overpaying herself $32,462.49 from January 2021 to May 2023. One felony count of embezzlement of public funds and seven counts of felony theft were filed ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Early Childhood Family Education was awarded a $11,500 grant from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) Jan. 23 Sleepy Eye ECFE was among 32 organizations receiving $393,000 in early childhood project grants. A $10,000 grant was also awarded to the Lake ...

NEW ULM — Absentee voting for the March 5 Presidential Nomination Primary (PNP) is open. In-person absentee voting began Jan. 19. Hours at 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Brown County Auditor-Treasurer’s (AT) Office on the courthouse second floor. The AT office offers ...

NEW ULM — Brothers Evan and Kyle Webster of New Ulm took advantage of the mild weather Tuesday to ice fish on Lake Hanska and the Minnesota River. Kyle Webster said they caught a 14-inch walleye fishing for two and a half hours near the Brown County Park beach on Lake Hanska Tuesday ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase a new Dell computer for Brown County jail control Tuesday. Action came on a motion by Commissioner Dave Borchert, seconded by Tony Berg to purchase a $5,936.71 computer with Precision 7960 tower and Intel Xeon with 2.6 to ...