GILFILLAN ESTATE — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture recently provided mental health and farm safety resources to producers at Farmfest. The outreach focuses on farm families dealing with high commodity, input, and fuel costs, Sue Knott, a representative with the department, said. ...
MORGAN — Visitors at Farmfest stepped back in time this week as a collection of vintage tractors and historic farm machinery was showcased in the antique display area at the Gilfillan Estate. Organized in part by the Prairieland Flywheel Two-Cylinder Club, the gathering highlighted the ...
REDWOOD COUNTY - Five drone companies, Drone Nerds, CRK Aerial, Frontier Precision Agriculture, Mountain View Ag, and TerraXplore, represented agricultural unmanned aerial technology at Minnesota Farmfest, demonstrating commercial systems used for crop protection across southern ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved an updated lease for the city-owned trap and skeet range and reviewed a plan to automate park restroom locks Tuesday. Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel presented both items during the regular meeting and budget work session, Tuesday. On the range, councilors authorized the city manager and finance director to sign a new lease agreement with the Sioux Valley Gun Club for the facility at 214 21st North Street. Schugel said the current lease has been in place since Jan. 1, 2000, and while it met city standards at the time, it did not ...
New Ulm Police • Reported a two-vehicle crash at 6:52 p.m. Thursday at Center Street and Highland Avenue. An eastbound 2007 Saturn Ion driven by Roan Phillip Scriver, 16, New Ulm collided with the rear of a 2014 Ford F350 driven eastbound by Michael Bradley Sprenger, 33, Comfrey. Damage was moderate to the frent end of the Saturn. There was no obvious damage to the Ford. Both drivers wore seat belts. • Reported a one-vehicle crash without injuries at 3:38 p.m. Thursday at German Street South and 19th Street South. Darrell Bennit Hilbert, 76, New Ulm, was driving a 1989 Ford truck ...
NEW ULM — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office said they have received reports of a new scam involving online jail booking records Thursday. “Reports were made that state once someone new is added to the Brown County Jail roster, that their parents or family members are called by scammers and asked for money. When the family checks the jail roster, it shows that the individual is indeed newly in jail,” read a news release from Brown County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Andrew Konechne. Law enforcement will never request that bail be posted with PayPal, phone cards, Amazon gift ...
