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PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLISH (May 20, 27, 2026) State of Minnesota Brown County District Court Fifth Judicial District Court File Number: 08- PR-26-370 Case Type: Informal Probate Notice of Infor- mal Pro- bate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representa- tive and Notice to Creditors In Re The Estate Of Mi- chael Douglas Simpson, De- ceased TO ALL INTERESTED PER- SONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an application for informal probate of the above- named Decedent’s Last Will dated 3/24/2004 has been filed with the Probate ...

Commissioners OK cybersecurity insurance

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NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners approved the purchase of cybersecurity insurance and a password manager for the Information Technology (IT) Department Tuesday. Brown County IT Director Nathan Beran said both purchases address cybersecurity issues that have caused government entities losses due to digital attacks. “Cybersecurity continues to be a major risk for the county,” said Beran. “We’re aware of Minnesota cities and counties suffering losses, some very significant in data loss, outages and monetary damages.” Beran said Brown County has some insurance coverage ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a call about women throwing rocks at a man at a Highland Ave. North construction site at 3:37 p.m. Friday. A 34-year-old Clarkfield woman admitted throwing rocks at a man she said probably has cocaine in his possession. The suspect, a 48-year-old Madison Lake man learned the job site foreman contacted police about somebody throwing rocks at his worker, left the scene before police arrived. A report was done for documentation. • Took a report of a Walmart parking lot confrontation that became a road rage incident near Minnesota St. and 8th Street North at ...

Bye-bye bricks

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NEW ULM – Second N. Street and Third N. Street from Broadway to German were closed Tuesday for the removal of the brick crosswalks downtown. Following the removal of the bricks, the concrete edge of the crosswalks were milled down and paved over with asphalt. Last year, the New Ulm Public ...

'This all-surpassing power is from God and not from us'

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NEW ULM — Martin Luther College awarded degrees to 166 members of the Class of 2026 during its commencement service Saturday morning in the Luther Student Center gymnasium. The Class of 2026 chose as its theme 2 Corinthians 4:5-7: “For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as ...