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A sign of change

NEW ULM – Eight months after the sale of Associated Milk Producers Inc.'s (AMPI) New Ulm butter plant to Grassland Dairy Products, the building’s exterior has received new signage. The butter plant at 312 Center Street now features new “West Point” signage on the building. The new ...

From Vietnam to the blues

Don “Scotty” Scott performed at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame this past Friday.  The Minnesota native, who now lives in North Carolina, also played shows in the area, including a stop at Benny’s in New Ulm on Saturday night. Scott grew up in Chatfield, Minnesota. A friend’s ...

Lending with heart and compassion

NEW ULM – For over 45 years, Duane Laffrenzen has worked in the agricultural loan business. For the last 27 years, he has worked for Citizens Bank Minnesota La Salle Branch, but after Thursday, Aug. 20 he will be officially retired. Laffrenzen grew up on small dairy farms around ...

Court proceedings

Brown County District Court FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT CANNABIS/HEMP Josey Ray Netsch. Address unknown. $160. 364 days local confinement, 270 days stayed for two years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations. No alcohol/controlled substance use except prescribed medications. Gross misdemeanor. THEFT Nathan Thomas Veesenmeyer, St. Paul. $290.08 including $215.08 restitution. 90 days local confinement, 83 days stayed for two years supervised probation. Complete antitheft shoplifting course if recommended by probation. Pay restitution July ...

Opels drive ‘his and her’ vehicles to cruise-in

NEW ULM — Craig and Dolly Opel of New Ulm drove their favorite “his” and “her” cars to the New Ulm Car and Bike Roll-in on Minnesota Street Saturday. Craig Opel has owned his 1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe since 1969. “My best friend owned it in high school in the early 1960s,” ...

MN Music Hall of Fame shares the origin story of First Avenue

NEW ULM — Last Saturday, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame hosted a virtual presentation tracing the early history of First Avenue, from its 1970 launch as the Depot to its rise as a world-famous landmark. Historian Jeanne Andersen scripted and narrated “From the Depot to First ...