SPRINGFIELD — Growing up, baseball was always Jevan Richert’s favorite sport. So the Springfield graduate decided to take his passion and use it as a hobby and he’s starting to make a name for his brand. Richert launched JRichertbats.com and he makes custom wood bats for baseball ...
In case you’ve ever wondered what the concrete building is at 510 N. Front St. is, it’s the Brown County Evaluation Center Drug Detox Division. The licensed, privately-owned, non-profit, 24-hour facility is governed by a board of directors comprised of county commissioners from Blue ...
NEW ULM — Looking back 27 years later, former New Ulm Cathedral softball coach Bob Mertz still remembers in great detail his greatest three-year stretch as a head coach, which began in the spring of 1993. That year, Mertz and the Greyhounds won their first-ever state championship in ...
There’s been a lot of bad news for monarch butterflies in recent years. Their numbers have been dropping in recent years, due to a lot of factors, including the loss of habitat, including their favorite food, the milkweed plant. The good news is, there are things people can do to help ...
NEW ULM — Alpha Krav Maga International self-defense training class has been available in Mankato for a number of years and is now coming to New Ulm. The class is 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Mead Martial Arts Center, 319 N. Front Street. The class is open to anyone older ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Vishe Rabb was on the verge of becoming one of the elite players in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference last season, but things came to a crashing halt just six games into the season. The Augustana University sophomore was averaging a team-best 14.2 points per ...
Perhaps the rarest antique tractor in area parades and other old tractor events like the Butterfield Threshing Bee, is Steve Fischer’s 1937 Allis Chalmers A tractor. The bright, orange color may be the first thing you recognize. The big fenders that cover about half of the rear tires. ...
NEW ULM — The Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) Museum is undergoing repairs to the exterior of the building. This is one of several physical changes through the building’s 110-year history and since the building belongs to the BCHS, its history is well documented. The building began ...
SLEEPY EYE — Brandon Polesky always knew he wanted to be a coach. And now he’s even closer to his ultimate dream — a college basketball head coach. Polesky, a 2014 graduate of Sleepy Eye High School, recently accepted a position at Bethany Lutheran College as the top assistant head ...
Gary Schafer of Gibbon is 81, 82 this fall. But don’t him that. He still drag races a 1961 Ford Falcon and a 1970 Ford Maverick. Gary and his wife Judy stay young in other ways too, dancing and hosting an annual Labor Day party. ————— You could call Gary Schafer of Gibbon an old ...
NEW ULM — As Minnesota continues to struggle through a daycare shortage it is more important than ever to focus on those who continue to make a career of watching over the next generation. Amy Apitz has worked as a daycare provider in New Ulm for 22 years and has no intention of stopping. ...
NEW ULM — When Matt Pearson began coaching the St. Paul’s Lutheran eighth grade boys’ basketball team four years ago, he knew he had a talented group of basketball players. But he challenged that group to not only get better on the court, but off of the court, too. Pearson’s goal for ...
Married in 1972, Joel and Bernice Penner lived in Omaha, NE until they saved enough money to make a down payment on 200 acres near Butterfield. In 1973, Butterfield farmer Joel Penner borrowed $500 and borrowed a planter from his father and planted his first crop. He paid his father back ...
Get your hold lists ready; we’ve got some great new releases on order for May! If you can handle more virus talk in your life, check out The End of October by Lawrence Wright. Wright’s novel is strangely prescient and follows the path of a virus that starts in Asia and quickly spreads ...
How do you pass the time when certain activities are restricted by social distancing? For the last two months, this has been a question on the minds of many Americans as most the United States has operated under social distancing measures or stay-at-home orders. The COVID-19 pandemic has left ...
NORTHFIELD — After completing her freshman year of playing college hockey, New Ulm graduate and current St. Olaf defenseman Madeline Gag is happy with how the season went, yet wanting so much for for the future. Gag played in 22 of the Oles’ 25 games this year, missing three due to ...
SPRINGFIELD — Augustana University senior and 2016 Springfield High School graduate Sam Baier has quite the athletic resume. From a state championship in both wrestling and baseball his senior year of high school to an NCAA Division II national championship in 2018 as a sophomore in ...
Despite challenging times for us all, one thing you can count on is a cattle auction beginning at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday at the Sleepy Eye Auction Market. It should be noted that only active cattle buyers are allowed in the auction ring, due to coronavirus public health guidelines causing ...
NEW ULM — There is a famous quote that in scary times, look for the helpers. Even in the worst of times you will find people helping. The coronavirus pandemic is a frightening time but there are people helping through volunteering and donations. In the local community people are stepping up ...
NEW ULM — Mary Jean Janni and Mary Ann Wolf are among about 75 quilters in the New Ulm Area who are dealing with disappointment after the 2020 New Ulm Quilt Show was canceled due to the coronavirus. The show is now scheduled for April 17-18, 2021. However, the two are still active quilters ...