FAIRMONT – Today is the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ lone visit to Minnesota, at the Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington on Aug. 21, 1965. One Fairmont resident, Deeanne Helfritz, was there to witness it at 15 years of age. She said she had heard about the concert via word of mouth ...

NEW ULM – Southern Minnesota Tooling and S&H Capital was granted a one-year compliance extension for its tax abatement. In July 2022, the New Ulm City Council established a tax abatement program for Southern Minnesota Tooling Inc. (SMT) and S&H Capital. A tax abatement allows a city ...

NEW ULM – For 23 years the Piotter family has sold sweetcorn directly to customers from the back of a pickup truck parked near South Payne Street. Tuesday the sweetcorn selling season came to a close. Kendall Piotter and his son Dylan Piotter picked the last ears of sweetcorn from their farm ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved accepting a free LUCAS CPR device Tuesday for the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. Brown County Emergency Management Director Shawn Stoermann said the device, valued at more than $30,000; will be used for medical response. The Lund ...

NEW ULM – Monday was a night to remember as Woodstone Senior Living and Orchard Hill Assisted Living collaborated on a carnival style fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Foundation. “We like to do something for Alzheimer’s every year,” Woodstone executive director Brittany Bullock said. ...

NEW ULM — Police tried in vain to save a ball python snake after receiving a call about it spotted near 7th North and German St. Monday. Corp. Chris Davis said he and Sgt. Aaron Widmer spotted the nonvenomous constrictor snake near the intersection. Widmer used a shovel to put the snake in a ...