SLEEPY EYE - Sleepy Eye City Manager Bob Elston reviewed the 2025 city budget with the city council Tuesday. "I think what we've got is about as low as we'll go," said Elston regarding a $1.8 million 2025 tax levy that is 7.58% ($128,425) more than the 2024 tax levy. "I think a 7.58% increase ...

NICOLLET -- During Monday’s Nicollet City Council meeting, City Maintenance Supervisor Darin Drill informed the council he was taking samples of Stickney Hills Ingredients waste because it appears it is not being properly handled. “The samples appear to be milky colored so I am concerned ...

BROWN COUNTY – Time is running out for candidates to enter local school board the municipal elections. The deadline for candidate filings is 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 13. For New Ulm school board, only three incumbents have filed for re-election, and no newcomers have entered the race. This ...

BROWN COUNTY — The Minnesota State Primary Election is Tuesday Aug. 13 and Brown County voters will be asked to decided on two federal offices on the state partisan primary ballot. In the primary election, voters are permitted to vote for candidates of one political party only. Any ballot ...

GILFILLAN ESTATE — A panel of state and national agricultural leaders discussed a variety of concerns and things to be thankful for at Farmfest’s Ag Outlook forum Wednesday. Challenges include flooded cropland, low crop prices, poultry and dairy disease, hindering regulations, and labor ...

GILFILLAN ESTATE — Seven congressional candidates of the first and second district discussed the farm bill in depth at a Farmfest forum Tuesday. “Welcome to God’s country. My family is a four generation farm family just south of here. The fifth-generation is in the audience,” said ...