NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a pair of voluntary, perpetual habitat (grassland) easements and certified the acquisitions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday. The easements are designed to provide wildlife cover, protect 96 acres of floodplain and ...

LAKE HANSKA — Practice makes perfect. Kyle Remus of Sleepy Eye said he caught a number of smaller walleyes before reeling in a 5.2 pounder at the 10th Annual Hanska Fire Department Fishing Contest at Lake Hanska Saturday. “I had it on the line for a minute or two. I was trying not to ...

HANSKA — Plenty of ice is anticipated for the 10th Annual Hanska Fire Department Fishing Contest on Lake Hanska Saturday. “I’ve heard the lake has 15 to 18 inches of ice now. There should be plenty of it. If the weather is pretty good, we usually have 300 to 400 people which is good for ...

NEW ULM — Matt Maloney says the warm and cold winter weather this year is causing changing ice conditions that can be difficult to deal with even for people very familiar with driving on frozen lakes. “We’ve responded to five submerged vehicle calls so far this winter. That’s more than ...

GIBBON — After a discussion with consultants Jeff Bertrang and Harold Remme, the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved four superintendent candidate finalists Tuesday. The four finalists are New Ulm Public Schools Assistant Elementary Principal Paul Henn, Kimball ...

MINNEAPOLIS – The driver accused of severely injuring Michaela Howk in a Minneapolis hit-and-run accident on New Year’s Day has confessed to the crime and turned himself over to authorities. Maurice L. Carter, 26, of St. Paul was formally charged with one count of criminal vehicular ...