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PUBLIC NOTICE

Legals June 2, 2026

PUBLISH (June 2, 9, 16, 2026) Advertisement for Bids Cottonwood & Brown Counties Judicial Ditch No. 24 Bid Package 3 Brown & Cottonwood Counties Joint Drainage Authority Bashaw, Stately, Delton & Selma Townships , Minnesota ENGINEER PRO- JECT NO. 18-22020 1. General Notice 1. Brown & Cotton- wood Counties Joint Drainage Authority (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construc- tion of the following Project: 1. Cottonwood & Brown Counties Judi- cial Ditch No. 24Bid Package 3 1. ISG (the En- gineer) ...

Pollinator Park planting day continues through the rain

Local News June 2, 2026

New Ulm - Sunday’s rain did not prevent the planting event at the New Ulm Pollinator Park. Attendees welcomed the rain, and spent the day planting Little Bluestem and other native plants. “The rain was great for the plants so they “[wouldn’t] go into such shock,” Deb Steinberg ...

'Don't be afraid to go for it'

Local News June 2, 2026

NEW ULM – Friday 175 Eagles flew free with the graduation of New Ulm High School’s class of 2026. Superintendent Sean Koster opened the ceremony summarizing his hope for the class of 2026 using quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The Emerson quote ...

Tigers girls take home 2A golf title

Local News June 1, 2026

NORTH MANKATO — For the past two years, Springfield’s Mavri Winkelmann and Ava Lipetzky have reached the Class A State Golf Tournament individually, but the Tigers have just missed out on going on a team, coming up short in both years. This season, Springfield changed that, shooting a ...

Community Calendar

Mailbag May 30, 2026

Saturday Narcotics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., River Valley Christian Church, 100 N. Washington St., New Ulm. Use side entrance. Open to the public. SUNDAY Just For Today Nar-Anon Family Group, 3:30-4:30 p.m., So. MN Recovery Connection, 220 East Main St., Mankato, Midtown Square Building Suite #4. Call 507-420-5670 or 507-340-3092. Three Legacies AA, 7 p.m., Big Book 12x12 Study, River Valley Church, 100 N. Washington St. MONDAY The MN Brain Injury Force Inc. is hosting tip night at New Ulm's Pizza Ranch from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. All proceeds will benefit area survivors of Brain ...

Timeless in Brick

Communities May 30, 2026

NEW ULM — Local historian Lisa Besemer presented “Timeless in Brick: Discovering the Stories of Four Historic Homes” at the Brown County Historical Society’s annual event at Turner Hall on Thursday. Besemer discussed the construction, ownership history and architectural details of ...