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Hilbert is paralegal of the year

KANDIYOHI - Jodi Hilbert, Paralegal for the Kandiyohi County Attorney's Office was awarded the National Federation of Paralegal Association's Paralegal of the Year Award at its annual conference on September 26, 2026 in Bloomington. This award is given out to one Paralegal in the United ...

A farewell to ‘Rosie’

NEW ULM – The Sister Cities Committee and the staff at New Ulm Country Club gave a fond farewell to Jan “Rosie” Rosenberg on Wednesday. For the last 12 weeks, Rosenberg served as the Hans Joohs Cultural Exchange intern. Rosenberg was born in Ulm, Germany, and lived there until May, when ...

Trampled by Turtles perform Music is Grand fundraiser

NEW ULM – The Duluth band, Trampled by Turtles is coming to State Street Theater in New Ulm on Saturday, Oct. 24 as part of the Music is Grand series. The Music is Grand series officially started two years ago as fundraiser for The Grand Center for Arts and Culture. The first year Emmylou ...

MN company presents fertilizer alternative to United Nations

WELCOME – An alternative fertilizer venture from Martin County-based Easy Environmental Solutions Inc. made enough headway to be presented to organizations and national representatives from around the world at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21. Having worked with thousands of ...

Ballot question boosts school funding without raising taxes

SLEEPY EYE — With early voting beginning today (Friday) at the Brown County Courthouse Auditor-Treasurer's Office, Sleepy Eye Public School Superintendent John Cselovszki stressed the importance of voting for the Minnesota Permanent School Trust Fund Constitutional Amendment to the school board Wednesday. "Leaving the ballot question blank is counted as a "No" vote," he said. The ballot question asks to amend the Minnesota Constitution to increase funding for all school districts from the permanent school fund, which supports school districts without raising individual income or ...

Sleepy Eye to sell former Del Monte plant

SLEEPY EYE – The City of Sleepy Eye is preparing to sell the former Del Monte plant to Heartland Properties. During Tuesday’s Sleepy Eye City Council meeting, a resolution was unanimously approved calling for a public hearing on a proposed 15-year tax abatement of up to $400,000. The ...