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Woman dies from falling tree limb

HANSKA — A woman died Monday afternoon from injuries received after a falling tree limb struck her, said the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, the Hanska Fire Department and Alina Ambulance responded to a report of a woman struck in the head by a falling tree limb at 2:40 p.m. Monday on 112th Avenue, Linden Township, about 5 miles northeast of Hanska, the sheriff’s office said. At the scene, emergency responders began CPR and other life saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene because of her injuries, the Brown County ...

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLISH (June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2026) NOTICE OF MORT- GAGE FORECLO- SURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VE- RIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AF- FECTED BY THIS AC- TION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in condi- tions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORT- GAGE: December 29, 2020 MORTGAGOR: Megan Freeman and Margaret Freeman, Married to each other, As Joint Tenants. MORTGAGEE: Mort- gage Electronic Regis- tration Systems, ...

Vesta man killed in motorcycle accident

REDWOOD COUNTY – A 48-year-old man from was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday near the intersection of County State Aid Highway 46 and County State Aid Highway 8. Redwood County Sheriffs were dispatched to the intersection at 4:24 p.m. Saturday following a report of an accident involving a single motorcycle. The rider was later identified as Craig Michael Baune of Vesta, MN. Redwood County Sheriff’s believed Baune lost control on the curve, went into a ditch where he struck a road sign. The sheriff’s office was assisted by MN State Patorl, Centra Care Ambulance, ...

'Bavarian Blast is a blast'

NEW ULM — On Saturday, Bavarian Blast began with the annual Schell’s Brewery 5K Run for Beer. Around 160 runners and walkers participated in the 5K. New Ulm’s Chris Gordon finished with a time of 21 minutes, four seconds. Gordon, a teacher, author and marathon runner, said he found ...

New child care center in Minneota nearly ready

MINNEOTA — To meet the rising demand for more child care services, a Ghent child care center is close to opening a location in Minneota. Jamie Gillund, who currently operates The Little Explorers Childcare Center, the Minneota center will have a capacity of 100 children. When she opened her first child care center in Ghent in 2021, within six months, the 62 spots were filled. The wait list got as high as 100 families, and some families have been on the waitlist since the day the center opened. After a while, Gillund said it became difficult to take in new families. Some families ...