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Brown Co. board OKs jail computer purchase

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 4.8 GHz. The item was not budgeted in the 2024 jail budget but the need for it was recently discovered as a law enforcement center (LEC) courthouse camera system video deficiency and could be managed within the 2024 jail budget. Brown County IT Director Cassandra Reasor said the jail’s current ...

‘Check ice thickness

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 ...

16 teams on 7 rinks

SLEEPY EYE — Thanks to the recent cold weather, seven ice rinks are ready for pond hockey play Saturday just east of the Sleepy Eye Arena. “We were out there last Wednesday flooding rinks from fire hydrant hoses until 2:30 in the morning. I can’t say enough about all the volunteer work ...

COVID, flu, RSV rates rise in Brown, Renville, Redwood counties

NEW ULM — Brown, Renville and Redwood Counties recently rose from low to medium COVID-19 hospital admission levels, according to the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Situation Update Thursday. “Although Brown County is at medium transmission level, there is some improvement compared to a few weeks ago,” said Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand. “COVID-19 hospitalization rates have increased since the middle of November, and continue to fluctuate from week to week, particularly in the 85 and older population,” Brand added. She said free test kits are ...

Nicollet School Board welcomes new Superintendent

The Nicollet Public School Board officially congratulated Robin Courier as NPS’ new superintendent and welcomed her to the meeting on Wednesday, January 10. Courier’s new position began on January 1. Courier responded, “I want to thank Becky McKinley for making the transition to my new position go so smoothly. I also want to thank the staff and school board for the opportunity. I love this school and the students in this district, so thank you!” An official welcome for Nancy Remmert, NPS’ new K-8 Principal, will be at next month’s board meeting. Remmert officially started ...

SE trash pickup rate hike approved

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved a five percent monthly refuse rate increase for River View Sanitation (RVS) residential curbside service as of Feb. 1. Action came on a motion by Councilor Gary Windschitl, seconded by Nate Stevermer for single monthly rates to rise from $13.29 to $13.96 and family monthly rates to rise from $19.02 to $19.97 a month. Additional cans rates rise from $4 to $4.50 a month for single and family service. RVS co-owner Brent Kucera said the price increase resulted from an 18% Brown County Landfill tipping fee increase. Kucera ...