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‘A good thing to be on the farm’

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 ...

4-H horse show kicks off Brown County Fair

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 ...

‘No one wins a trade war’

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 ...

Conservation easement approved for wetland birds

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 Park and Rec kids take a break from fun and games for fundraiser

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 ...

Bump, set, wrestle

NEW ULM — Dozens of wrestlers in kindergarten through high school hit the sand on Minnesota Street Friday to help kick off the third annual Spikin' in the Street with the first-ever Downtown Throwdown event. More than 100 wrestlers, including the Rolling Thunder Wrestling Club of New Ulm ...