NEW ULM – Starting a new retail business is a always a challenge. It’s even harder to do when the main product is heavily regulated and only became legal to sell in the state a few years ago. That is reality the owner of Four North Cannabis Retailers are currently facing. Last July, the ...

NEW ULM — In response to concerns about speeding and vehicles running a 4-way stop, Brown County Highway Engineer Andrew Lang told county commissioners Tuesday that new 45 mph speed limit signs were recently ordered for Brown County Highway 5 (East End Ave.) in Springfield. Lang said the new ...

RENVILLE COUNTY — A 64-year-old rural Redwood Falls man was arrested Feb. 27 in Franklin following a high-speed chase that ended after the use of tire deflation devices. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received a Feb. 27 report from Renville County Probation that a client, Thomas Earl ...

NEW ULM — The Wild team of Jeremy Friederichs and Trevor Bass of Madelia finished third in the 2026 Baggin’ in the Street bean bag tournament Saturday. Defending champions Travis Selby and Ean Thompson of Nicollet, also known as 2 Guys, 1 Hole, finished fifth. Clyde Keehr and Owen Engel ...

NEW ULM – The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center is in need of a coordinator. Thursday, Superintendent Sean Koster provided the District 88 School Board with an update on efforts to fill this position. The CTE Center, located at 208 N. Valley Street was originally opened in 2021. ...

NEW ULM — Thirty-seven bean bag teams from as far away as the Twin Cities metro area battled snow flurries for cash prizes in the third annual Baggin’ in the Street Bean Bag Tournament downtown Saturday. Competitors included Juliana Koberg of New Ulm who said she was curious about the ...