ST. PETER — Supporters of the Social Security Expansion Act met Tuesday at the St. Peter Community Center to outline how the proposed legislation would strengthen the nation’s Social Security system, increase benefits, and ensure long‑term solvency for future generations. “This is a ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Public Library is preparing to bid Programming and Technology Service Librarian LeRoy Harris a fond farewell. For nearly six years, Harris has worked to get the library’s memory lab off the ground as well as start several popular programs that continue to entertain ...

NEW ULM – Members of New Ulm Area Chamber and the New Ulm Convention & Visitors Bureau made a surprised visit to KNUJ radio station Tuesday. The group, led by Mayor Kathleen Backer, was on a special mission to find KNUJ program director and announcer Brian Filzen, who received the 2026 ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved placing a portable propane tank in the northeast corner of the Brown County Highway Department yard Tuesday. Brown County Heartland/Hermann Express Manager Patrick LaCourse said he and Brown County Highway Engineer Al Lang agree there ...

NEW ULM — A familiar voice in regional agriculture took center stage Monday as Jim Bartels was honored by the New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club with its Service to Agriculture Award, the organization’s highest recognition. Bartels, a longtime broadcaster at KNUJ and tireless advocate for youth ...

SLEEPY EYE — The third time was a charm for the 1919 Root Beer pond hockey team as they narrowly beat River Valley Sanitation 17-15 in the Sleepy Eye Pond Hockey Classic championship game Saturday. It was 1919 Root Beer’s third straight pond hockey classic title. The championship game was ...