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MN company presents fertilizer alternative to United Nations

WELCOME – An alternative fertilizer venture from Martin County-based Easy Environmental Solutions Inc. made enough headway to be presented to organizations and national representatives from around the world at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21. Having worked with thousands of ...

Ballot question boosts school funding without raising taxes

SLEEPY EYE — With early voting beginning today (Friday) at the Brown County Courthouse Auditor-Treasurer's Office, Sleepy Eye Public School Superintendent John Cselovszki stressed the importance of voting for the Minnesota Permanent School Trust Fund Constitutional Amendment to the school board Wednesday. "Leaving the ballot question blank is counted as a "No" vote," he said. The ballot question asks to amend the Minnesota Constitution to increase funding for all school districts from the permanent school fund, which supports school districts without raising individual income or ...

Building an ethical toolbox

NEW ULM – Students from New Ulm High School, Cathedral High School (CHS), Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) and River Bend Alternative Learning Center came together at the New Ulm Country Club to tackle ethical questions. This was part of the New Ulm Rotary Club’s annual Ethics Workshop. ...

Fischbach, Osberg hold televised debate

Candidates for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional district faced off on topics including farm policy, economic issues and war this week, during a televised debate. Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach and DFL challenger Erik Osberg took part in an hour-long debate Thursday night. The debate was aired by Fargo’s Prairie Public Broadcasting, and by Pioneer PBS. Farm policy concerns were one of the first topics the candidates addressed, with a question about whether they approved of measures like year-round sales of E15 ethanol blends, and country-of-origin labeling on meat ...

EDA receives CTE and tiny homes update

NEW ULM - The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center was selected for the 3M Community Impact Future Makers Lab classroom transformation project. News of the award was announced Tuesday during the Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting. Only four communities are selected each ...

Sleepy Eye to sell former Del Monte plant

SLEEPY EYE – The City of Sleepy Eye is preparing to sell the former Del Monte plant to Heartland Properties. During Tuesday’s Sleepy Eye City Council meeting, a resolution was unanimously approved calling for a public hearing on a proposed 15-year tax abatement of up to $400,000. The ...