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Candidate filing period closes Tuesday

BROWN COUNTY – Time is running out for candidates to enter local school board the municipal elections. The deadline for candidate filings is 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 13. For New Ulm school board, only three incumbents have filed for re-election, and no newcomers have entered the race. This leaves a seat potentially up for grabs. Soon after filing opened, Vice Chair Jonathan Schiro threw his hat in the ring for what would be his third term. He said he wants to continue working in the school district near and dear to his family. “I have really enjoyed being on the school board and ...

Primary election Tuesday

BROWN COUNTY — The Minnesota State Primary Election is Tuesday Aug. 13 and Brown County voters will be asked to decided on two federal offices on the state partisan primary ballot. In the primary election, voters are permitted to vote for candidates of one political party only. Any ballot with cross-party votes will not be counted. The two federal offices that are facing a primary are the race for U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative. However, because Brown County is split between two congressional districts not all voters in the county will be choosing between the U.S. ...

Ag leaders discuss current, future farming

GILFILLAN ESTATE — A panel of state and national agricultural leaders discussed a variety of concerns and things to be thankful for at Farmfest’s Ag Outlook forum Wednesday. Challenges include flooded cropland, low crop prices, poultry and dairy disease, hindering regulations, and labor ...

Brown Co. board OKs clearing out tree debris under bridge

NEW ULM – Brown County Commissioners chose to remove tree debris from County State Aid Highway 13 bridge sooner rather than later, Tuesday. Highway Engineer Wayne Stevens gave a report on the flood tree debris that had built up against the County Road 13 bridge. He said June rains washed a ...

‘Nice to have Minnesota representation’ and ‘unexpected’

MINNESOTA – Gov.Tim Walz was officially selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate Tuesday. Walz is halfway through his second term as governor. He previously served as Minnesota 1st District Congressman. Before entering politics he served in the Army National Guard and was a teacher in Mankato. Walz has paid multiple visits to the region during his time as Governor and as a U.S. representative. During the construction of the Highway 14 expansion, Walz made several visits, attending the ground breaking ceremony in Courtland and later ribbon cutting event opening the ...

Finstad: We need to move the farm bill

GILFILLAN ESTATE — Seven congressional candidates of the first and second district discussed the farm bill in depth at a Farmfest forum Tuesday. “Welcome to God’s country. My family is a four generation farm family just south of here. The fifth-generation is in the audience,” said ...