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New Ulm’s Own contributes to foster care

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New Ulm's Own presented a $500 check to Brown County Human Services for use by the Foster Care program. These funds will supplement youth needs that are not met by government funding. Funds were raised from the sale of valentine cards produced by art students and teacher Dan Janke from New Ulm ...

Body scan draws healthy interest at Home Show

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NEW ULM — The 2024 New Ulm Home & Health Show opened with new wrinkles including recreation, fitness and 73 exhibitors at the Civic Center Friday. New Ulm Anytime Fitness Club Manager London Watson said Evolt 360 body scanner drew a good amount of interest at the show. The device ...

Jefferson 3rd Graders show off their best selves

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NEW ULM – Jefferson Elementary’s 3rd graders sang, played and danced to the hits Friday. The annual program is put together by Jefferson’s Music and Phy Ed. Departments. The 3rd grade class sing songs and perform choregoraphed dance numbers. The title of this year’s program was ...

Assessor reports ‘steady year’

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NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners received an assessor update from Brown County Assessor Anne Grunert Tuesday and learned she successfully appealed for tax reductions in Springfield and on agricultural land. Grunert said she appealed the City of Springfield’s 17.669% trend to the ...

‘My Hometown’ comes to our hometown

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BROWN COUNTY – New Ulm and Sleepy Eye will be in the spotlight as the featured communities in two episodes of the “My Hometown” series. The episodes will air on the BEK News network later this month, but a special premier screening of the shows be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at State ...

Police logs

Police Logs

Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a one-vehicle crash at 6:18 a.m. Friday on Highway 19, Severance Township, Sibley County. Ujah Favour, 28, St. Paul, was driving a 2009 Kia Sorento westbound, lost control on snow and ice and rolled into the ditch. Favour was transported to Ridgeview ...