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Springfield woman sentenced to five years in prison

NEW ULM — A 44-year-old Springfield woman originally charged with 14 criminal sex counts was sentenced to five years, four months in prison in Brown County District Court July 13. Sarah Marie Riederer was convicted of one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. She pled guilty to the charge May 27 and 13 first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges were dismissed. Riederer was sentenced to 64 months at the Shakopee Correctional Facility, credited with one day served and must serve 32 months supervised release. Her prison time may be extended to eight full years for ...

‘We need all the farmers we have’

NEW ULM — Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen talked about agriculture opportunities and challenges in detail at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Summer Conference at the New Ulm Convention Center Wednesday. “We need all the farmers we have,” said Petersen. ...

Greater MN comes to New Ulm

NEW ULM — New Ulm is hosting the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Summer Conference (CGMC) this week, bringing together officials from cities across the state for three days of networking, policy discussions and recognition of local advocacy efforts. CGMC Executive Director Bradley ...

‘We’re all Americans, we’re all Minnesotans’

NEW ULM – Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls presented his vision for Minnesota during the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) candidate forum. CGMC executive director Bradley Peterson opened the townhall, saying this was a big election year that included a Minnesota ...

MNHF inductees McNeill, Alm and Sterling share their stories

NEW ULM — Mary Jane Alm, Pamela McNeill and Mick Sterling appeared together at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Thursday for a special guest-artist presentation as part of the Hall's Storyteller series. The three Hall of Fame inductees took part in a meet-and-greet, signed posters and ...

Human Services partners with United Way, HONU

NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services is partnering with the United Way and the Heart of New Ulm for their annual student backpack distribution 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 at the New Ulm Civic Center. The event is open to all community members who register in advance for a free backpack through Untied Way of Brown County. Brown County children in grades K-12 who qualify for school educational benefits like free and reduced lunches are eligible to participate. Brown County Human Services Director Anne Broskoff told commissioners United Way, Heart of New Ulm and other community ...