MANKATO — The 2026 Minnesota Ag Expo brought together farmers, students, researchers and industry leaders for two days of learning, networking and discussion at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in downtown Mankato. The week began Monday with a Young & Emerging Farmers ...

SLEEPY EYE — Fifteen teams of local and Midwest pond hockey players will compete for a $1,000 cash prize at the fifth-annual Sleepy Eye Pond Hockey Classic Saturday. Games begin at 9:45 a.m. Saturday and continue until about 4:30 p.m. on outdoor rinks near the Sleepy Eye Arena at the ...

The Coffee Keller, located at 5 N. Minnesota Street in New Ulm, marked two years of operation in downtown New Ulm, celebrating with a special birthday party Saturday. Coffee Keller originally operated from a basement space at 127 N. Minnesota, but moved to at 5 N. Minnesota Street last ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services medical assistance (MA) applications rose significantly in 2025, from 605 in 2024 to 675. “Applications are certainly trending up. We’ve had 39 more MA applications so far in 2026. We currently have 3,138 Brown County residents served by Medical ...

NEW ULM – A quick but blustery winter storm hit south central Minnesota Wednesday. The storm began in the morning and continued on and off through the afternoon but cleared up before nightfall. National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Jacob Beitlisch described the storm as a “quick ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Recreation Center will officially be known as the SouthPoint Recreation Center following the approval of a naming rights agreement by the New Ulm City Council. Last year, the New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission and the New Ulm City Council approved a professional ...