NEW ULM — Tyler and Missy Vorwerk of Gibbon beat the heat Tuesday bringing their boys Lukas and Lane to the North Park Splash Pad. A dairy farmer, Tyler Vorwerk said he’ll bring his family to the splash pad when he has time. “The kids liked the park. They play on the playground, then ...

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council will hold a special meeting in the council chambers beginning at noon, Wednesday, July 26. The city council will consider adding an employee cannabis use policy to city personnel policy. Employees with positions requiring a commercial driver’s ...

New Ulm Police • Received a two-vehicle crash report at 8:55 a.m. July 24 at Highway 14 and Garden Street. Daniel G. Kuebler, 47, Lake Crystal, was driving a 2020 Ford truck eastbound on Highway 14 in the outside lane, when he collided with Annemarie E. Halbur, 30, New Ulm, who was driving a ...

NEW ULM — A 31-year-old Alabama woman involved in a August 2016 prostitution sting involving New Ulm Police and the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office was sentenced Brown County District Court July 12. Olavia R. Wynn of Selma, Al was fined $285. She was charged with misdemeanor prostitution ...

GIBBON — GFW (Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop) school board members Amy Acree and Jason Haas recently resigned, according to a school district statement. The school board plans to hold a November election, according to the statement. Meanwhile, the board will consider a process to appoint interim ...

Redwood County Sheriff’s Office • Was dispatched to rural Vesta at 3:04 a.m. July 21 for a report of an intoxicated female chasing a male through a yard with a handgun. The female entered a vehicle and crashed it into another vehicle on the property. When deputies arrived, the driver fled ...