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New Ulm goes 38 years without a homicide

Local News

NEW ULM — The last murder that took place in the city was nearly four decades ago. “It occurred in August of 1987 and involved a situation where a young guy named John Tenneson, now known as John Miller murdered his boss at Jake’s Pizza,” said New Ulm Police Chief David ...

New Ulm goes 38 years without a homicide

Local News

NEW ULM — The last murder that took place in the city was nearly four decades ago. “It occurred in August of 1987 and involved a situation where a young guy named John Tenneson, now known as John Miller murdered his boss at Jake’s Pizza,” said New Ulm Police Chief David ...

When and where does the school year begin?

Local News

Summer is quickly drawing to a close and that means area students will be returning to school within the next week, while others have already started classes. Sleepy Eye Schools Sleepy Eye Public Schools was the first to school in the region to open classes for the fall. All Sleepy Eye Public ...

Weekend storm is mixed bag

Agribusiness

BROWN COUNTY — Rainfall of six inches or more in the Marshall area Aug. 15-17 compared to about an inch around Lake Benton pleased some farmers and created Cottonwod River flooding in other places. “We got adequate rain. We’re in the garden spot right now. We got a few tenths of an inch ...

AI reshaping agriculture

Agribusiness

Moderating a recent Farmfest Forum on how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping agriculture, West Central Minnesota farmer Zach Johnson said AI interests just about every-one in agriculture at least a little bit. “It’s like the internet was 20-25 years ago. It’s going to take ...

Selling fresh vegetables pays off for Comfrey grower

Agribusiness

He doesn’t travel to as many places as he did years ago, but Darrell Platz of rural Comfrey still brings a good selection of fresh vegetables to the New Ulm Farmers Market two times a week. A good share of the farmers market attendees can be found looking at his produce that includes ...