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‘I plan to keep showing up’

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Police Commander Dean Barstad recently passed the 30-year mark with the department and doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. “I plan to keep showing up, staying with the good people I work with and doing what I do,” he said. “It’s been a great run. It’s hard to ...

DNR hopes to resolve watershed issues with land acquisition

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NEW ULM – The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) area wildlife management was excited for the county commissioners to accept a proposed land acquisition of 36.1 acres of land in the Mulligan township near Wood Lake for inclusion in the DNR’s Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Brown County ...

Conservation easement approved for wetland birds

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NEW ULM -- Brown County commissioners provided formal certification of a conservation easement project by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. The commissioner's certification was part of a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requirement. “The Fish and Wildlife Services has an ...

Police Logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Received a report of a tree falling on a vehicle at 1:19 p.m. Monday on the 900 block, Payne St. N. No injuries reported. A report was done for documentation.

Spikin in the Street a hit again

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NEW ULM — A large number of volleyball players and fans came from as far away as Northwest Florida for the third-annual, 88-team, four division Spikin in the Street volleyball tournament on Minnesota Street Saturday. “It was fun. It was an amazing event,” said New Ulm Area Chamber of ...