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Sleepy Eye man faces seven criminal sex charges

NEW ULM — Seven felony criminal sexual conduct charges were filed in three complaints Sept. 29, 2023 in Brown County District Court against a 65-year-old Sleepy Eye man accused of having sexual contact with three teenage girls as long as 33 years ago. Charges against Douglas A. Vanoverbeke, ...

MnDOT delays Highway 14 opening about a month

MANKATO – The opening of Highway 14 from New Ulm to Nicollet to thru-traffic will be delayed by approximately one month, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said today. Originally anticipated to open in mid-October, officials now expect Highway 14 to open to thru-traffic in ...

New Ulm, Sleepy Eye men die in crashes

MORTON — A 36-year-old New Ulm man and a 31-year-old Sleepy Eye man died in separate vehicle crashes in Morton Tuesday night and in Watonwan County Wednesday morning. Jacob Samuel Hawn of New Ulm was driving a 2013 Volkswagon Jetta westbound on TH 19 when it ran off the road at E. Monument ...

Redwood Co. Sheriff’s Office searching for missing woman

SANBORN — The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 81-year-old Jeanine Jackson of Sanborn. She was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Sept. 20 in Sanborn and was accompanied by her dog, a white and tan chihuahua. She suffers from memory issues and potentially became disoriented during a ...

Narcan saves lives, Bochert says during Brown Co. board meeting

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioner Dave Borchert, who is also the New Ulm Police Chief, told his fellow commissioners during Tuesday’s meeting that Narcan saves lives. “I’d like to see Narcan more available and located next to fire extinguishers,” Borchert said after listening to a ...

County board to hear substance use disorder report

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners will hear a substance use disorder (SUD) report from June 2022 through June 2023 on Tuesday, Sept. 19. According to the report, marijuana was the drug of choice with 53 cases from July 2022 through June 2023. Following were alcohol with 51 cases, ...