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Sibley County District Court • Unconditional bail was set at $12,000 cash or bond Aug. 4 for Johnny Lee Bazan, 41, Brownton, on charges alleging two counts of second-degree gross misdemeanor DWI, gross misdemeanor child endangerment and misdemeanor driving after revocation. He could be ...

‘A good thing to be on the farm’

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NEW ULM – Thursday was Senior Day at the Brown County Fair and as part of the program, awards were given to the Farm Family of the year; the Willad and Dorthy Waibel Century Farm and a long-awaited award for Denis Warta, who received Outstanding Senior Citizen. Craig and Elizabeth Fischer of ...

Secret to winning beef: Hard work and consistency

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NEW ULM -- The 2025 Brown County Fair opened its second day of festivities Thursday with the 4-H Beef Show in the cattle arena of the fairgrounds. Judge Vicky Wilmes, who has over 20 years of experience with the show, was impressed with what she saw. “For the size of the fair, of Brown ...

4-H pet show went to the dogs, cats and ducks

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NEW ULM -- Wednesday the Brown County Free Fair began with the annual 4-H Pet Show. The show featured local youth and their menagerie of pets, including the familiar dogs and cats to somewhat more unusual pets such as a Mallard duck and hermit crab. Participants were interviewed by 4-H judge ...

Rabbit show draws 80 entrants

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NEW ULM — Amos Beranek of the Milford 4-H Club won the Brown County Fair rabbit show Overall 4-H Championship Thursday with his Mini Rex rabbit “Georgia.” Beranek, 11, has been raising rabbits for about five years. He also received the Best of Breed and Four Class awards with the ...

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Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle injury crash at Highway 14 and Redwood CR 6, Lamberton Township, Redwood County at 2:46 p.m. Monday. A 2010 Buick Enclave was driven southbound on CR 6 by Ricky Melvin Hammerschmidt, 65, Lamberton, when he collided with an eastbound 2000 ...