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Commissioners OK memorial highway designation policy

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NEW ULM - Brown County Commissioners adopted a policy and procedure for Memorial Highway Designation. County Engineer Andrew Lang said a memorial highway program had been discussed with the county’s Highway Committee. The idea behind the program would be to honor notable people from the community by naming a segment of highway or county road in their memory. Anyone in the county could submit an application nominating an individual to the County Administrator and/or County Engineer, which would then be brought before the County Commissioners for consideration. Lang said in ...

A dramatic spike in the economy

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NEW ULM — The volleyball nets are down and the sand has been swept off Minnesota Street, but the money the tournament brought to town is still being counted.  A new report says the two-day sand volleyball tournament held downtown on July 31 and August 1 brought $245,672 in visitor ...

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New Ulm Police •Took a theft report at 6:56 p.m. Friday at Wal-Mart in which an 18-year-old New Ulm man had five skip scanning events, totaling $225.51 in unpaid merchandise.  The man stated all the events were not intentional.  Report sent to the City Attorney for the consideration of theft charges.  •Police stopped a vehicle for speeding at 10:46 p.m. Friday, near 20th S. and Minnesota Street. The officer noticed impairment signs from both the driver and passenger, leading to a further investigation. The driver, a 52-year-old New Ulm man, was arrested for DWI.  The ...

Suicide Prevention Month events

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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and the Heart of New Ulm’s Brown County Mental Health and Wellness Action Team along with Brown County Yellow Ribbon are hosting two free community events. The first event is a presentation, "Changing the Narrative on Mental Health and Suicide," which invites community members to join an interactive dialogue to learn how to have healthy conversations about mental health and suicide. Presenter Erin Schwab, a health educator and planner for Brown County Public Health and a Certified Prevention Professional, will empower attendees to change ...

Applications being accepted for 2027 Families First Children’s Collaborative grant

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The Families First Children’s Collaborative of Brown County is now accepting applications for the 2027 grant cycle. The primary goal of their grant program is to provide funding for agencies that directly support Families First mission of "Serving the children and families of Brown County by providing resources and support to strengthen families and encourage collaboration of community partners." Grant proposals must support training, programs, or projects that support the development of healthy children and families in Brown County. The collaborative will prioritize applications ...

How a hillbilly brought country music north

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NEW ULM — "If anybody who wasn't born in Minnesota could become a Minnesotan, that's what happened to the old man." That is how Dale Strength described his father, Texas Bill Strength, Saturday morning at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm. The presentation covered the life of ...