SLEEPY EYE — Becoming so emotional, he had to pause when he mentioned child suicide due to cyber (online) bullying, Brown County Attorney Chuck Hanson had an urgent message for parents Wednesday. “Talk to your kids. Monitor their cell phone use, get their passwords, for your and their ...

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter and its many members have won many awards through the years, at regional, state and national levels. This year, it reached the pinnacle of state FFA chapter awards, finishing first in the Minnesota Premier FFA Chapter contest at the 95th Minnesota FFA ...

BROWN COUNTY — Comfrey trapper Matt Bowman said he likes trapping beaver, but a beaver may have escaped Bowman’s efforts in Mulligan Township by taking his trap earlier this month. “It’s a challenge. I enjoy it. I grew up around it. It gets me outside with Mother Nature. I’ve trapped ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Corn and Soybean Board member and seed dealer Justin Remus of rural New Ulm was busy with other board members in his shop Wednesday, sorting seed corn for county corn test plots. A couple inches of rain that recently fell in the area makes him hopeful about spring ...

The Nicollet County Pork Producers (NCPP) is offering a $750 scholarship to a 2024 high school graduate pursuing a post-secondary education at a 2-year or 4-year school majoring in an agriculture-related field of study. Applicants must be a Nicollet County resident or their family must have a ...

SLEEPY EYE — If emissions are not reduced, the average Minnesota temperature will increase several degrees in the coming decades at the expense of grain production, according to an extension educator with the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership. “Climate risks impact all ...