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Court proceedings

Court News and Tickets

Brown County District Court FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT SMALL AMOUNT MARIJUANA Shawn Ellen Sanford. Kasota. Stay of adjudication. Five days local confinement, credit for 5 days served. Sentence to service 10 days for 6 mos. Complete chemical use and diagnostic assessments within 30 days ...

MLC seeks to restore teaching licensure

Local News

NEW ULM – Martin Luther College (MLC) of New Ulm is no longer a teaching license-eligible school — at least for now. On June 26, the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) voted to discontinue Minnesota licensure eligibility for MLC’s teacher education ...

Permits to carry up last year, in 2026

Local News

NEW ULM — Firearms permit applications across the state jumped earlier this year and have been climbing for the past 30 months, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). R & R Bait & Tackle owner Francis Rieger of New Ulm, who also ...

Beating the heat with the power of earth

Local News

NEW ULM — As this summer’s heat wave drives up cooling costs, more homeowners in the New Ulm area are turning to geothermal systems for efficient, reliable comfort year-round.  Geothermal systems use the earth’s stable underground temperature, around 50 to 53 degrees in this region, to ...

Recalling life on the Poor Farm

New Ulm

NEW ULM — Dr. Ann Vogel and Norma “Bunny” Wieland, two lifelong friends recently shared memories of growing up at the Brown County Poor Farm. Poor farms were county-run facilities that provided housing, meals and basic care for elderly residents and others who had no family support or ...

Senior meals

Mailbag

Monday BBQ chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, green peas, wheat bread and margarine, Brownie and milk Tuesday Diced turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, whole kernel corn, diced peach cup, dinner roll and margarine and milk. Wednesday Meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, ...