NEW ULM – Democratic nominee for Minnesota’s first congressional district, Jake Johnson, visited New Ulm for a town hall meeting on Monday. This was the 15th town hall held by Johnson during his campaign for Minnesota’s first district. Johnson said part of the reason for holding the ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners approved four personnel policy recommendations and tabled a fifth recommendation until more information is known Tuesday. Commissioners unanimously approved raising the employee vacation accrual ceiling from 200 to 240 hours. The accrual ceiling would remain at 200 hours for an employee who retires or is terminated. Brown County Human Resource Director Mary Priebe said there are currently 65 county employees with a vacation balance of 160 hours or more. She presented a county agenda attachment that showed other counties offer 240 hours plus a few ...
NEW ULM – The electromechanical division of Parker located in New Ulm is officially closing. New Ulm’s Parker division, located at 2101 N. Broadway, is currently responsible for the company's electronic controls and motion (ECM) division. Last week, employees in New Ulm were informed that ...
NEW ULM — DockDogs returned to the Brown County Free Fair for a third consecutive year with nearly 40 dogs from Iowa, North Dakota and Minnesota competing in distance, speed and height. "This is my dock and my pool. I brought it here," said Don McCracken, who operated the mobile setup ...
NEW ULM – Randy Zimmerman entered a petition to plead guilty in the double-murder of Justin Reinarts and Tabitha Trescott, Monday. Last November, a grand jury formally indicted Zimmerman with first-degree murder in the Nov. 2 deaths of Reinarts and Trescott. He was charged with breaking ...
NEW ULM — A New Ulm man and woman competing in their first-ever steinholding events punched their tickets to the Minnesota State Steinholding Contest at the Brown County Fair Saturday. Ryan Meyer finished first among six men, holding a stein of water for 3 minutes, 45 seconds. Pat Jakeway ...
