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Civilian searcher finds male body July 30

No foul play suspected NEW ULM — New Ulm Police said a civilian searcher found what they believe is the body of a missing 27-year-old New Ulm man at about 4:23 p.m., Sunday, July 30. New Ulm Police Chief Dave Borchert said police believe the body of Jade Hotz was found in a heavily ...

GFW chairman refutes allegations made by board members

GIBBON — Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board Chairman Dan Merkel responded to recent board member allegations in an email received by The Journal Friday, July 28. At a July 24 meeting, recently resigned GFW school board members Amy Acree and Jason Haas spoke at a public comment ...

Church selling rural Gibbon home for $1

Buyer must GIBBON — A rural Gibbon house that formerly was used by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Schoolteachers is for sale for $1. The property sale includes the understanding that the turn of the century, four-bedroom, two-bathroom house must be moved by the buyer’s expense from church ...

Storm downs trees, forces changes to 5k route

NEW ULM Over a 100 Turner Society members participated in the 5K, that was scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. but debris from the previous night’s storm forced the organizers to re-route the course. The original plan was to have runners return to German Park using the bike path, but down trees made ...

Brown Co. to negotiate development agreement for Geroge’s Ballroom

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously authorized the county administrator, auditor-treasurer and assistant auditor-treasurer to negotiate a development agreement with the CBC (Coldwell Banker Commercial) Fisher Group of Mankato to develop the former George’s Ballroom site ...

GFW board oks Nov. 7 referendum election

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved holding a Nov. 7, 2023 special election Monday. Action came on a motion by Drew Schmidt, seconded by Ken Briese to hold an election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in combined polling places including the Gibbon Municipal ...