NEW ULM — A recent appearance on Minnesota Military Radio by Sue and Steve Marti has brought renewed public attention to Captain Willibald “Bill” Bianchi, the New Ulm native and Medal of Honor recipient whose remains were identified more than 80 years after his death during World War II. ...
What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we ...
SLEEPY EYE — An eight-foot high, bronze sculpture of a Native American honored for his friendliness instead of his heredity, is displayed in a park on First Avenue, just north of U.S. Highway 14 near the center of the city. Sleepy Eye was commissioned an Sisseton Dakota tribe chief by the ...
NEW ULM - The Brown County Humane Society Easter Bake Sale at Mabel’s Merkantil brought a steady flow of shoppers into the downtown store Saturday as volunteers raised money for veterinary care at the county’s no‑kill animal shelter. The event, hosted for the second year by shop owner ...
Sibley County Court • Jamie Charlotte Blahowski, 42, New Auburn, pled guilty to second-degree DWI and fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance April 2. She was sentenced to 152 in the Sibley County Jail and fined $385 for the DWI charge. She was sentenced to 149 days in the Sibley County Jail and fined $115 for the controlled substance charge. • Sergio Vasquez Zendejas, 52, Winthrop, pled guilty to felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance April 2. Adjudication was stayed. He was placed on up to three years supervised probation with conditions that he serve ...
New Ulm Police • A 41-year-old New Ulm man was cited for driving after revocation and giving a false name to a peace officer at 10:12 p.m. Monday. • A 28-year-old New Ulm woman was arrested for second degree assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and false imprisonment-unreasonable constraint of a child-results in substantial bodily harm at 7:59 p.m. Thursday. A report went to the Brown County Attorney’s Office. • A 27-year-old New Ulm man was arrested for domestic assault and transported to detox. • A 41-year-old New Ulm woman was arrested for DWI at 12:35 a.m. ...
