COURTLAND --- Residents of Courtland are still awaiting the results of sewer line televising conducted in in the spring. In the spring, a motorized camera was sent through Courtland sewer line to detect any problem areas. A letter was sent to residents informing them the televising project was ...

NEW ULM — New telephone numbers may be assigned in the new 924 area code beginning Aug. 30 according to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The 507 area code is expected to run out of new numbers in early 2025. Existing customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but ...

NEW ULM — After hearing Bashaw Township farmers say they’ve lost a lot of acres to drown-outs Tuesday, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved authorizing ISG Engineering of Mankato to do a County Ditch 25 feasibility study. Approval of a study to give landowners ditch repair, ...

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved an 11-month superintendent contract for Kelly Smith Monday. Action came on a motion by board member Ken Briese, seconded by Mark Turtle to approve an 11-month, $132,916 contract for Smith that begins Aug. 1. The ...

NEW ULM — The bugs are back this summer with a vengeance. While summer activities can expose us to lots of insects it’s good to be aware of prevention methods for a number of things including tick and mosquito bites that transmit diseases to humans and animals. For those outside a lot ...

NEW ULM — In an effort to reduce the risk of the H5N1 avian influenza in lactating dairy cows at show events, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (MBAH) announced new testing requirements June 18. All lactating (currently producing milk) dairy cows must have a negative H5N1 test result and ...