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 ...
COURTLAND – Members of the New Ulm Area Chamber and New Ulm Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) gathered outside Courtland at River Ridge Shooting Club Wednesday to discuss all things tourism. This years event opened with a special recognition for Terry Sveine, who was selected as the 2024 ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the issuance of up to $10 million in conduit bonding Tuesday to renovate all existing 94 Oak Hills Living Center nursing home rooms. Approval of the issuance of Health Care Facilities Revenue Note came on a motion by Commissioner Scott Windschitl, seconded by Tony Berg. The renovation project includes window replacement, new fixtures and furniture. Brown County Administrator Sam Hansen said the bond request is a way to help Oak Hills Living Center with a “fairly large” project. Commissioner Windschitl asked if Brown ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously rejected a $157,850 bid to repair broken tile in County Ditch 16, branch 3 in Bashaw and Burnstown Townships Tuesday. Rejection of the bid and re-bidding the project to repair 155 feet of tile were it crosses CR 5 north of 150th Street, came on a motion by Commissioner Scott Windschitl, seconded by Tony Berg. “The bid we received (from Ellingson Drainage) is extremely high. I’m just looking for direction from the board,” said Brown County Highway Department Assistant Engineer Andrew Lang. Project quotes were requested from five ...
SLEEPY EYE — Scott Vaubel has owned Dairy Queen businesses in Sleepy Eye and Fairmont for years, but he recently decided it’s time to take it a little easier. Vaubel plans to sell the Sleepy Eye Dairy Queen but continue owning a walk-up Dairy Queen in Fairmont that sells ice cream, hot ...
SLEEPY EYE – A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) open house for a 25-mile Highway 4 improvement project from Sleepy Eye to St. James Wednesday featured a request for flashing red lights at an all-way stop in Leavenworth. The $18.8 million project with a 10-ton highway, bridge, ...
