NEW ULM – Plenty was available for people to experience as the final two days of Bavarian Blast came through. With Bavarian Blast getting closer to the end Sunday, officials looked back at the numbers they had tallied for previous days. Treasurer Dodie Wendinger said they had 950 people ...

NEW ULM — Polka music came to a stop in the Bavarian Blast Schell’s tent Saturday night as Peter Wendinger was honored for his induction into the IPA (International Polka Association) Hall of Fame. “He’s a polka legend,” Bavarian Blast Vice President Tom Furth said of ...

BROWN COUNTY – Voters in Brown County mail-in ballot precincts will be receive replacement ballots for the Aug. 13 State Primary election due to a processing error with some of the balloting materials. Some mail-in ballot voters in Brown County received mismatched outgoing and signature ...

NEW ULM — The son of a Tyler concertina player and band leader, Leon Olsen’s first pay musical gig came at age 11. He started playing trumpet in the fifth grade but he was also very interested in the concertina and soon learned to play bass and rhythm guitar. Olsen performed by himself at ...

NEW ULM — Music from a variety of Bavarian Blast bands wafted in the air around the Brown County Fairgrounds Friday. Bavarian Blast Vice President Tom Furth talked about the big crowd Friday. “We added a day band to give us five this year. We added more food choices and the weather is ...