NEW ULM — Hundreds of people heard a variety of music at the Party on the Pond at Zinniel Utility Contracting in the northwest corner of New Ulm Saturday. The music was mellow at first with Chris Bertrand doing Arlo Gutherie and The Grateful Dead covers with his accoustic guitar before doing ...

NEW ULM — A descendent of fur trader and Sioux interpreter Joseph LaFramboise spoke about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 at Fort Ridgely and Birch Coulee battlefields in great detail at the Brown County Museum Annex Thursday. “My roots run deep. I was born two miles west of Fort Ridgely,” ...

MANKATO – Motorists are advised that paving on State Highway 15 from Martin County Road 54 to the south interchange of Highway 15/60 near Madelia began this week, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Motorists can expect lane and ramp closures along with brief delays ...

LAKE BENTON — It was a simple process — but one that could have a big impact for Minnesota soybean farmers, Bob Worth said. Worth, the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and a Lake Benton area farmer, recently enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday for a tax-forfeited land auction Thursday, Sept. 21 in the Law Enforcement Center training room. Action came on a motion by Commissioner Tony Berg, seconded by Brian Braun for an auction including 23 land parcels ...

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board rescheduled interviewing appointed board members and selecting two board members to Aug. 28 Monday. The school board will then select two interim board members to serve for the rest of the calendar year. School board appointment ...