NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts & Culture has selected emerging queer and trans printmaker Braeden Baston as its first Artist-in-Residence of 2026. Originally from Maine and now based in Minneapolis, Baston is spending Feb. 9–22 creating new work in Cellar Press, the center’s fully ...
NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners received a Public Waters Inventory (PWI) update from Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lead Hydrologist Wes Saunders-Pearce Tuesday. The PWI is a comprehensive list and mapping of state public waters. It includes all natural and altered watercourses that meet meet the public waters definition — those with a drainage area of more than two square miles. Maintained by the DNR, the PWI helps identify and manage state water resources effectively by ensuring lakes, rivers and wetlands are accurately mapped and protected under state ...
Editors Note: Days after this interview, candidate Mike Newcome announced he was suspending his campaign for Minnesota Governor, stating he no longer sees a realistic path to victory, citing financial hurdles. Newcome said he would continue to advocate for accountability, reform and a ...
FAIRMONT — Oliver “Ollie” and Eunice Meyer have been each other’s valentine for three quarters of a century. The couple, married on Nov. 12, 1950, celebrated its 75th anniversary, or Diamond Anniversary, last year. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, only one-tenth of one ...
NEW ULM — Brown County Court Judge Robert A. Docherty denied a motion Feb. 9 to dismiss a case for lack of probable cause involving a 45-year-old Springfield woman. Judge Docherty ruled there is sufficient probable cause for theft and financial transaction card fraud charges, according to the Feb. 9 ruling. Jacquelynn Rae Streich was charged with three felony counts of theft and three felony counts of financial transaction card fraud based on an alleged series of events from June 2022 to June 2023 that created an alleged loss of more than $100,000. The State alleged Streich took ...
NEW ULM — Minnesota DFL Chairman Richard Carlbom laid out the task ahead for Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party supporters at the Brown County DFL Convention at the New Ulm Community Center Saturday. “November 3, 2026 is a day in which we need to deliver the largest electoral ...
