New Ulm actor and filmmaker Peter B. Buckley has received an Honorable Mention from the Reale Film Festival in Milano, Italy for his short film "The Farewell," marking the film's first international recognition. The Reale specializes in short films and runs a monthly award program, with the ...
FAIRMONT – A proposed measure by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to place harvest limits on native rough fish is drawing concern and disagreement from local officials and fishermen. While six types of fish are included, the bigmouth and smallmouth buffalo are the ones of ...
SLEEPY EYE — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a letter of support Tuesday for Divine Providence Community Home to apply for a USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant program. Divine Providence Administrator Jayna Groebner said Divine Providence plans to apply for ...
NEW ULM – Thursday, Feb. 26, the New Ulm School Board approved its revised budget for fiscal year 2026. The revised budget shows a $46,253 decrease in revenues for the district and $380,123 increase in expenditures. District 88 Business Manager Matt Moline had informed the board during a previous study session that the district was seeing declining enrollment numbers, resulting in a loss of state funding. The outgoing graduating class is starting to outnumber the incoming class. New Ulm Public School’s Class of 2026 has 178 students, but this year’s Kindergarten class has ...
NEW ULM – Starting a new retail business is a always a challenge. It’s even harder to do when the main product is heavily regulated and only became legal to sell in the state a few years ago. That is reality the owner of Four North Cannabis Retailers are currently facing. Last July, the ...
NEW ULM — In response to concerns about speeding and vehicles running a 4-way stop, Brown County Highway Engineer Andrew Lang told county commissioners Tuesday that new 45 mph speed limit signs were recently ordered for Brown County Highway 5 (East End Ave.) in Springfield. Lang said the ...
