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Brace for blustery conditions

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NEW ULM – A quick but blustery winter storm hit south central Minnesota Wednesday. The storm began in the morning and continued on and off through the afternoon but cleared up before nightfall. National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Jacob Beitlisch described the storm as a “quick ...

Medical assistance applications trend up

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NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services medical assistance (MA) applications rose significantly in 2025, from 605 in 2024 to 675. “Applications are certainly trending up. We’ve had 39 more MA applications so far in 2026. We currently have 3,138 Brown County residents served by Medical ...

Designed to win

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NEW ULM – Saturday, Cathedral High School (CHS) was taken over by robotic and the students who constructed the metal machines. The take over was part of CHS’s sixth annual robotic tournament. The competition featured over 30 teams from schools across southern Minnesota. New Ulm Area ...

No Thursday print edition because of the blizzard

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The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Wednesday. Blowing snow and extreme cold temperatures were expected to linger into the evening and early Thursday morning. Taking into account the extreme weather conditions and the safety of our drivers who pick up the newspapers from ...

Flu rates still trending high across state

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NEW ULM — Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand told Brown County commissioners Tuesday that there is quite a bit of winter flu activity across the state. She admitted there is not as much public health data available now from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as there was ...