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11th Annual Citizens Bank 5K was a breeze

NEW ULM – The 11th Annual Citizens Bank Race 2 Raise 5K was held Saturday morning with 135 runners. The 5K began in the Citizens Bank Minnesota parking lot and followed a route south on Minnesota Street to 16th S. Street, turned east to the bike track and concluded back at German ...

Oak Hills fundraiser in race for new resident bus

NEW ULM, Minn. — The parking lot at the Royal Oak Event Center overflowed Thursday night as community members gathered for the “Miles, Memories, & Momentum: Oak Hills Evening of Giving.”  The gala, aimed at securing a new bus for residents, filled the venue and moved toward an ...

Rock hunter says artifacts are closer than you may think

HANSKA — Brea Wear of Hanska said she was always been interested in rocks as a kid. Her passion grew more recently. “Three years ago, I started taking a closer look at nature and realized I didn’t have to go far from home to find it,” she said. “I think many people believe you ...

Gibbon man faces two felonies

GIBBON — A 42-year-old Gibbon man faces two felonies after authorities found a Schedule IV controlled substance in a safe at his residence Tuesday. The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Mark David Schwarzrock’s residence on 12th Street in Gibbon at 7 a.m. May ...

Groe brings decades of cartoons, caricatures to 4 Pillars gallery

NEW ULM - Craig Groe retired from nearly 30 years as a commercial writer, producer and director at KEYC-TV in Mankato to pursue his personal creative work full time.  His solo exhibition “Cartoons & Caricatures” fills The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s 4 Pillars Gallery in ...

Brown Co. board balks at allowing public comments

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners suspended Roberts Rules of Order during their May 5 meeting to hear concerns about public comments and whether Brian Domeier property near Clear Lake is a wetlands or not. Domeier said he came to the board meeting for two reasons. First, the county’s ...