NEW ULM — Bolstered by warm weather and occasional showers, area corn continued to grow rapidly this week, reaching shoulder high or more in many areas. Lake Crystal Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse said the standard corn growth measure of “knee-high by July 4th” has been replaced ...
NEW ULM – On Saturday, the former Hauenstein Brewery was host to a special unveiling ceremony for the newly repainted Hauenstein sign. The Hauenstein sign had hung from the building roughly 50 years and, until recently, was showing its age. The sign and the old brewery building belongs ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce held a well-attended open house Tuesday at the Chamberplatz Apartments, 1 N. Minnesota St. The event brought together curious visitors, downtown business owners and several seriously interested renters. Chamber President and CEO Sarah Warmka ...
NEW ULM — Christopher Alday, a Southern California-born printmaker and current artist-in-residence at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s Cellar Press, is transforming the historic studio’s wood and metal type into sculptural compositions that challenge traditional notions of ...
Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 4 and Brown County Road 22, Stark Township at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday. A 2023 Ford Transit van driven by Tanar Dean Creech, 29, Belle Plaine, was eastbound on CR 22 when he collided with a 2022 Jeep Wrangler driven by Erika Georgina Castro Serrato, 45, St. James. Both drivers wore seat belts but were transported to Sleepy Eye Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Airbags deployed in both vehicles. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Sleepy Eye Police and Ambulance and the Minnesota ...
As of midnight, Wednesday July 1, Minnesota’s new fiscal year began and with the start of the fiscal year several new state laws officially go into effect. These new laws impact everything from school requirements, infrastructure improvements and social media restrictions. Social media warnings As of July 1, social media platforms will be required to display mental health warnings whenever a user accesses a platform. The warning label’s text must warn the user of potential mental health impacts from using social media and provide resources to address potential mental health ...
