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NU man faces sex charges

NEW ULM — A 51-year-old New Ulm man was arrested Friday after her 38-year-old stepdaughter reported in June that she was allegedly sexually assaulted by him between 2000 and 2004. Travis Jason Leskey of New Ulm was transported to the Brown County Jail without incident at 1:59 p.m. Friday. According to court documents, the victim came to the Brown County Law Enforcement Center on June 29, 2026 to report an alleged sexual assault by Leskey while she was growing up in Brown County. The woman said she lived with her mother and Leskey when she was 12 to 13 years old when she accused ...

NU School board candidate filing begins Tuesday

NEW ULM – On Tuesday the window for candidates to file for the New Ulm School board election opens. Any candidate who wishes to have their name on the ballot for school board during the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election must file an affidavit of candidacy with the school district’s clerk’s office in the New Ulm Middle School in the two week period between July 14 and July 28. This filing period is for all Minnesota school districts that do not hold a primary. This year, the school district will have three seats up for election on the board. The seats are currently held by Steve ...

GOP Governor candidate’s prayer tour reaches Brown County

NEW ULM – On Tuesday, Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate John Krhin visited the Brown County Courthouse as part of his county prayer tour. As part of his campaign, Krhin is traveling to all 87 Minnesota county seats to pray for local communities, public servants and governing ...

Shining a light on solar power in New Ulm

NEW ULM — Dr. John Brownfield installed solar panels on his home three years ago and remains enthusiastic about the decision. The house, built in 1995, with a pitched roof with no shading trees proved to be a good candidate for solar, according to Brownfield.  “The house gets kind of ...

NU city council OKs road and utility assessments

NEW ULM - The New Ulm City Council approved the final assessments for 2025 surface reconstruction and 2025 utility street following public hearings for both assessments. The 2025 surface reconstruction project included improvements to 23th North Street from North Broadway to Terrace Drive; 11th South Street from Payne Street to Jefferson Street; 5th North Street from Broadway to German Street; 15th South Street from State Street to Washington Street and Summit Avenue from State Park Road to Golf Drive. The total recommended assessment for this project was $143,173, which is 32.57% of ...

Oak Hills resident turns 100

NEW ULM — An Oak Hills Living Center resident who received an award for being one of the greatest nurses in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Area in 1998, turns 100 years old Thursday. Joan N. Gerth celebrated her 100th birthday with family at Oak Hills Wednesday. She still has a sense of ...