NEW ULM -- The 2025 Brown County Fair opened its second day of festivities Thursday with the 4-H Beef Show in the cattle arena of the fairgrounds. Judge Vicky Wilmes, who has over 20 years of experience with the show, was impressed with what she saw. “For the size of the fair, of Brown ...
NEW ULM – Thursday was Senior Day at the Brown County Fair and as part of the program, awards were given to the Farm Family of the year; the Willad and Dorthy Waibel Century Farm and a long-awaited award for Denis Warta, who received Outstanding Senior Citizen. Craig and Elizabeth Fischer ...
NEW ULM -- The 2025 Brown County Fair kicked into gear Wednesday with the Brown County 4-H Horse Show at the horse arena area of the fairgrounds. 4-H Horse judge Ashley Zutz, who has been in that role for eight years, and has been involved with 4-H since third grade, said the Horse Project is ...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz returned to Farmfest Wednesday to discuss Ag trade, cuts to SNAP and updated security for elected officials. Walz has attended nearly every Farmfest for the last two decades, but missed last year after he was selected as the DFL nominee for Vice President. Walz said he ...
NEW ULM -- Brown County commissioners provided formal certification of a conservation easement project by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. The commissioner's certification was part of a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requirement. “The Fish and Wildlife Services has an agreement with the Minnesota DNR that any time we use migratory bird funding for conservation easement or habitat easement, we are required to meet with the county,” Eric Earhart, realty specialist with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, said. This provides the county with an opportunity to provide ...
HANSKA -- On a typical day, the youth in Hanska’s Park and Recreation program would be playing games or making craft projects in Hanska City Park, but Monday they decided to take part in an annual philanthropic endenvor. From 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, the kids operated a lemonade stands on ...
