SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School and St. Mary’s Catholic School opened at 10 a.m. Thursday, two hours late, due to an early morning potential bomb threat. “It has been determined there is no credible threat to the safety of students,” read a Brown County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) ...

SLEEPY EYE — Due to building damage caused by lessees, the Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved no longer offering leases at the Community Center main hall Tuesday. Sleepy Eye City Manager Bob Elston said he recently noticed permanent Magic Marker marks on the new community center ...

COMFREY — The Minnesota State Patrol reported an 81-year-old Comfrey man died in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 71 and Highway 30 at Amboy Township, Cottonwood County at 10:13 a.m. Monday. Jerry Lee Evers of Comfrey was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on ...

Ryan Johnson, of Total Package, LLC, presented a potential plan for development to the Nicollet City Council at their meeting on Monday. Johnson’s plan is to develop twenty-six acres on the south side of Nicollet that currently belongs to Bob Freitag. His plan is to build 320 storage units ...

Most of North America was treated an evening display of the northern lights over the weekend. A recent solar storm pushed the lights further south than normal. New Ulm and most of south central Minnesota were in a prime location to see the lights, even within the city limits. Christine Desouza ...

The Nicollet Public School Board carefully reviewed staffing changes and the Revised 2023-24 budget at their Wednesday meeting. School District Business Manager, Jim Freihammer, presented the Revised 2023-24 budget to the board. They approved it and are ready to review the 2024-25 budget. ...