NEW ULM – The 2026 surface reconstruction project and utility street and alley improvement projects were approved by the New Ulm City Council Tuesday, following two public hearings. The first public hearing was for the surface reconstruction projects on Jonathon Drive from Summit Avenue to ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously set a March 11 public hearing to consider an ordinance to regulate deer hunting firearms to shotgun only Tuesday. The public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in the Brown County Law Enforcement Center training room. The Minnesota Legislature ...

FAIRFAX – Moonlight over snow and dark January skies made for a perfect night at Fort Ridgely’s annual Candlelight Hike last Saturday. Park goers were encouraged to hike two looped trails, which were marked with luminaries along each path. “We’ve been doing the hike at Fort Ridgely ...

The hills around Golden Gate Campground will be alive with the sound of revving snowmobile engines Saturday, Feb. 7. After two mild winters with lack of snow, the River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Hillclimb Side By Side Hill Drags return to 30170 Golden Gate Road, several miles north of Sleepy ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Republicans heavily favored Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth for governor in a caucus straw poll at the New Ulm Community Center Tuesday. Demuth got 19 of 44 straw ballot votes cast. Kendall Qualls received nine votes. Getting four votes each were Scott Jensen, Mike ...

NEW ULM – Ryan Wilson, the running mate for Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth in her campaign for Governor, stopped in New Ulm Monday to speak with voters ahead of precinct caucuses. Wilson is an attorney and previously lost a narrow race for state auditor in 2022. He also ...