SLEEPY EYE - Emergency teams conducted a joint training drill Wednesday evening on Sleepy Eye Lake that simulated a multi-casualty boat crash. The exercise involved six victims, five injured and one missing.  Firefighters, police, ambulance personnel, and Sleepy Eye Medical Center staff ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School fees and rates will climb slightly for the 2026-27 school year. The District 84 School Board unanimously approved new rates and fees Thursday. Superintendent John Cselovszki said rates and fees were increased only to cover increased costs. Athletic ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Community Theater Junior presents “Descendants the Musical!” July 24-25 in the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School Auditorium. Based on Disney Channel movies, the musical is a fun, high-energy stage show, following the teenage children of iconic villains Maleficent, ...

NEW ULM — Nearly 1,000 people attended the Citizens Bank Minnesota 150th Anniversary Client Appreciation event at the Brown County Fairgrounds Tuesday. The band Revline performed country/rock music at the fairgrounds. Headquartered in New Ulm with branches in Lakeville, Lafayette, La Salle, ...

NEW ULM — A 44-year-old Springfield woman originally charged with 14 criminal sex counts was sentenced to five years, four months in prison in Brown County District Court July 13. Sarah Marie Riederer was convicted of one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. She pled guilty to the ...

NEW ULM — Area candidates filing for election to offices that don’t feature a primary election continue. On July 20, Greg Juberian filed for Courtland City Councilor-at-Large and Jay Shields filed for Winthrop City Councilor. In Gibbon, Mayor Steve Klukas refiled for election July 21. ...