NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a low bid to repair broken tile in County Ditch 16, Branch 3 in Bashaw and Burnstown townships Tuesday. Approval of a $66,945 bid with 24-inch plastic tile from Lohrenz Excavating came on a motion by Commissioner Brian Braun, seconded ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved selection of a certified mussel consultant Tuesday, required for a DNR permit for a Minnesota River stream bank stabilization project planned for 2025. Action came on a motion by Commissioner Brian Braun, seconded by Dave Borchert for ...

REDWOOD COUNTY — A 25-year-old Wheaton woman died in a two-vehicle crash reported at 12:35 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Highway 68 and Redwood County Road 6 near Wabasso. Morgan Lee Grunewald of Wheaton died in the crash, driving a 2016 Ford F150 northbound on County Road 6 that ...

NEW ULM — Three 3rd-degree felony criminal sex charges filed against a former Sleepy Eye pastor accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenage girl in 2019 and 2020, were dismissed earlier this spring in Brown County District Court. Former Trinity Lutheran Church ...

NEW ULM — Nobody has filed for the New Ulm City Council Ward 3 seat as of late Friday. Les Schultz currently holds the Ward 3 seat but has not filed for office yet. Nobody else has either. “I’m still on the fence,” Schultz said Friday. New Ulm City Councilors Andrea Boettger and ...

NEW ULM — Under bright, warm sunshine Thursday, New Ulm Mayor Kathleen Backer and the New Ulm Chamber Wilkommen Committee welcomed Lykke Books owner Brie Taralson and event manager Ginny Walters to downtown New Ulm. “Brie and Ginny, thank you for bringing us this brainstorming dream. The ...