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Free chronic pain workshop

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Active Aging Programs, Catholic Charities of Southern MN is offering a free workshop on living with chronic pain. The workshop will be held at the New Ulm Senior Center meeting for six consecutive Wednesdays, 1-3 pm beginning, Wednesday, April 15. The small-group workshop is designed for adults who want to take charge of their ongoing health problems. These sessions use participation and mutual support to help manage conditions at a higher level, allowing individuals to remain active. During the 6-week program participants will: ·Learn how decision making and problem-solving ...

Senior Meals

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Monday Tuna noodle, casserole, green beans, hot spiced peaches, dinner roll w/margarine, vanilla pudding w/ topping and milk Tuesday Cheese Ravioli w/Marinara sauce, country vegetable, blend, fruit crumble, dinner roll w/margarine and milk Wednesday Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes w/brown gravy, green beans, cinner roll w/margarine, vanilla wafers and milk Thursday Tator tot hotdish, whole kernel corn, apple crisp, wheat bread w/margarine and milk Friday Chicken cordon bleau, sliced carrots, rice pilaf, applesauce cup, wheat dinner roll w/margarine and milk

Police logs

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a report at 7:19 p.m. Saturday of a 13-year-old New Ulm boy kicking and assaulting individuals at a respite house offering short-term care relief for caregivers of those with special needs. A 25-year-old Sleepy Eye female staff member said her glasses broke but did not want to pursue charges against the boy. No injuries were reported. A report went to Brown County Human Services. • Responded to a domestic report at 6:31 p.m. Sunday. Officers arrested a 56-year-old New Ulm man for disorderly conduct and threats of violence. The man was transported to ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLISH (April 8, 15, 2026) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BROWN FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION 08-PR-26-243 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PRO- BATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scott R. Rose, Decedent It is Ordered and No- tice is given that on Monday May 4th, 2026 at 9:50 am, a hearing will be held VIA ZOOM in this Court at Blue Earth County Court- house in Mankato, Minnesota, ...

Brown Co. board OKs hemp registration

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SLEEPY EYE — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved Lower-Potency Hemp Edible (LPHE) retail registration Tuesday for Freedom Value on Main Street. The Brown County License Bureau received a March 18 notice the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) issued a LPHE retailer ...

Hope on the horizon for fertilizer

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NEW ULM — At a time when the farming forecast appears dark with rising input costs, a couple rays of light are shining through the clouds. According to the USDA, fertilizer and nitrogen costs rose by a quarter to a third in the past couple weeks. Diesel prices have also risen sharply. Bipartisan bills introduced in March by U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. representatives Brad Finstad (R-MN) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would provide more reliable information about fertilizer and fertilizer product costs. The Fertilizer Transparency Act would create ...