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Nicollet, Madelia school districts pass referendum questions

Voters in three southern Minnesota school districts headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the future of school funding and facilities, with two districts securing decisive victories by while a third saw its referendum fail. Nicollet Public Schools celebrated a resounding endorsement from ...

J&R Schugel joins IPS

NEW ULM — Murray, KY-based Interstate Personnel Services, Inc. (IPS) announced in a press release of the merger with New Ulm-based J&R Schugel Inc. effective last Friday. “Interstate Personnel Services, Inc. (IPS), a 100% employee-owned ESOP announced that the employee owners of IPS ...

NU firefighters respond to explosion

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Fire Department responded to an explosion reported at 8:19 a.m. Tuesday at New Ulm Apartments, 320 19th Street North. “There was lots of steam and little bit of smoke when we got there,” said New Ulm Fire Chief Paul Macho. “A pipe exploded between the first and ...

Brown County board approves resolution to repeal nuclear moratorium

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners approved a resolution on a split vote Tuesday urging the repeal of the moratorium on nuclear energy production. Commissioners voted 3-2 on the resolution. Brown County Administrator Sam Hansen received a letter from Sherburne County Board Chairman Gary ...

Sioux Valley Gun Club aims to raise $50,000

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s Trap Shooting range is aiming to replace its over 50-year-old clubhouse with a new, modern building within the next year. The total cost for the new building is estimated to cost $200,000, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded the City of ...

Suspect in Hanska double murder arrested in Iowa

HANSKA – The community of Hanska is left stunned and grieving in the wake of a double-murder committed in town early Sunday morning. Brown County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) identified Justin Paul Reinarts, 50, and Tabitha Leigh Trescott, 32 as the two victims killed in a home located at ...