SLEEPY EYE — A Reykjavik, Iceland, businessman who attended Sleepy Eye High School as a foreign exchange student in 1992 and 1993 returned for Summerfest last weekend. Thorbjorn “B. J.” Olafsson lived with the Pat and Earle Stevermer family of Sleepy Eye 34 years ago as a high school ...
NEW ULM — The 2026 Brown County 4-H Poultry Show had 204 birds including chickens, roosters, turkeys, guineas, ducks, geese and pigeons. Overall Poultry Grand Champion was Audrey Gag with her brown eye layer. Carsten Nienhaus was reserve champion with his brown egg layer. Other results ...
NEW ULM — Soul singer Wanda Davis visited the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) last Saturday to talk about her career and watch a preview of a documentary made about her. The film, "Before the Purple Lights," was made by Neal Bond for the Minnesota Music History Channel. It is an episode ...
NEW ULM — Ruth Klossner has logged 44 regional parade appearances behind the wheel of her cow-spotted 1950 Ford 8N tractor since purchasing and restoring the machine in 2012. The tractor serves as a mobile extension of Klossner’s regional cow collection and museum, bringing her ...
NEW ULM - Allina Health Foundation benefiting New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) recently awarded 44 scholarships to area college students pursuing a degree in nursing or a healthcare related field, with a total of $220,000 in funding. Scholarship donors who make this possible are Charlotte West Anderson, Dr. Marc & Lori Burkhart, Carol Ryberg, and Josh Long scholarships. Charlotte West Anderson Scholarship Recipients - $5,000 per scholarship Renewal Scholarships: Colin Anderson (Nursing), Colton Cullum (Physical Therapy), Morgan Cooper (Nurse Practitioner), Kristina Correa ...
Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • Unconditional bail was set at $300,000 cash or bond Aug. 19 for Daniel Arthur Howard Kalm, 67, Gibbon on a charge alleging first-degree DWI. In the alternative, the court released Kalm on his own recognizance, subject to conditions that he not use or possess alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substances, including THC and comply with Colorwheel testing. An omnibus hearing was set for 1 p.m. Oct, 8, 2026. • Tressa Dee Weeden-Bootz, 40, Savage admitted to violating probation terms Aug. 19 after being arrested on allegations she violated ...
