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City seeks bids for new trap range building

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NEW ULM – Plans and specification for a new Trap Range building were approved by the New Ulm City Council. In March, the council authorized a professional service contract with RW Carlstrom for the a new trap range building, located at 214 N. 21st Street. The plans were presented to the council on Tuesday. The estimated cost for construction of the new building is $235,000. Some of this cost will be offset by a $100,000 Department of Natural Resources grant the city accepted in August to replace the current trap range building. The current Trap Range Building is over 50 years old, ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLISH (April 10, 17, 2026) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BROWN FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 08-PR-26-269 Estate of Lester Robert Geiger, Jr., a/k/a Les- ter R. Geiger, Jr., Les- ter Geiger, Jr., De- cedent NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FOR- MAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINT- MENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and No- tice is given that on 5/14/26 at 9:05 a.m./ZOOM, a hearing will be held ...

Sleepy Eye school board OKs Class of 2027 trip

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SLEEPY EYE — After hearing about the recent Class of 2026 trip to Florida, the Sleepy Eye School Board unanimously approved the Class of 2027 trip to Florida Wednesday. The Class of 2027 plans to visit Orlando March 17-21, 2027. Twenty-five students (75%) of the class have expressed interest in the trip currently estimated to cost $1,600 per student. The cost includes round trip airfare, checked luggage, hotel accommodations, theme park tickets, coach ground transportation, four meals and chaperones. The class plans to visit Cocoa Beach, Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure, EPIC ...

BCHS exhibit on Wanda Gág opens Saturday

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NEW ULM — A new exhibit celebrating the life and work of Wanda Gág will open to the public Saturday at the Brown County Historical Society Museum, bringing original works and newly sourced materials back to the artist’s hometown. The exhibit begins with a members-only preview from 5 to 7 ...

Panel challenges traditional stigmas surrounding Autism

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NEW ULM — An autism diagnosis rarely changes a person’s identity but instead serves to explain their lifelong experiences, according to advocates and professionals at Tuesday’s "Living Without Limits" panel held in the meeting room at the New Ulm public library. Hosted by the New Ulm ...

NU City Council awards crosswind runway project

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New Ulm City Council awarded the Crosswind Runway project to Duinick, Inc for $1.6 million Tuesday. The city received two bids for the project with Duinick’s being the lowest. New Ulm City Engineer Joe Stadheim said the low bid came in 27% below the engineer’s initial estimate. As part of the project, the airport’s current turf crosswind runway will be removed and a new turf runway will be created with an east-west alignment to improve safety at the New Ulm Municipal Airport. New Ulm’s airport has 94% wind coverage between its two runways. By moving the location of the ...