NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners certified a 126-acre U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) habitat easement in Mulligan Township Tuesday. The easement protects about 126 acres of grasslands and wetlands in Section 35, Mulligan Township on the southern border of Brown County, about a ...
SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School Nurse Tina Cunningham is smiling these days after the school was recently awarded a $44,392.50 Cardiac Emergency Response Plan grant. Cunningham said the Minnesota Department of Education (DOE) grant will be used to train students and staff and purchase ...
NEW ULM — In an effort to ensure it meets future needs, Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a proposal Tuesday to develop a 15-year Lake Hanska Park master plan. The park located at 11189 County Road 11, several miles southeast of Hanska, features a campground with electric ...
NEW ULM - The mid-March blizzard that was forecast to hit this past weekend arrived on scheduled. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), between Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, New Ulm received between 8-12 inches of snow. The exact measurements were difficult to measure due to blowing snow, but areas north and west of New Ulm received heavier snowfall in the Twin Cities Metro area and over 18 inches falling in Rochester. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDTO) closed multiple state highways and interstate 90 at 6 p.m. Sunday. State highways in ...
NEW ULM – Nearly 70 ag vendors and exhibits filled the New Ulm Civic Center Friday for the 43rd annual Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show. Farm City Hub Club secretary Ruth Klossner said there was a pretty steady crowd of visitors to show when it opened in early afternoon that continued ...
SLEEPY EYE — The Minnesota Farmer’s Union (MFU) hosts a People’s Town Hall at Sleepy Eye Brewing Wednesday, March 18. The free, public event co-hosted by the Brown, Redwood and Cottonwood County Farmers Union chapters invites individuals to gather for pizza and hear from MFU members and anyone else interested starting at 5:30 p.m. A meeting with speakers begins at 6:30 p.m. With the farm bill still pending and uncertainty surrounding its future, MFU invites members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to attend. Redwood County Farmers Union Vice President Paul Sobocinski ...
