ST. CLOUD — With the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the fourth inning, top-seeded Madelia needed to seize momentum in the opening round of the Class A State Baseball Tournament against eighth-seeded New York Mills on Thursday. The Blackhawks came through with a four-run inning, with ...
NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts & Culture held its ninth annual Creativity Camp June 8-11. The program enrolled 34 children in two sessions: mornings for kindergarten through third grade and afternoons for grades four through eight. The camp introduced participants to art mediums not ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm and Brown County homeowners who own and occupy their primary residence may qualify for Minnesota’s Homestead Credit Refund for their 2025 property taxes. The Minnesota Department of Revenue administers the program, which offers two types of refunds: the regular income-based Homestead Credit Refund and the special Homestead Credit Refund for properties with large tax increases. Many local residents are receiving their tax statements this spring amid recent levy increases. Brown County approved a 9.99% proposed tax levy increase for 2026. The City of New Ulm set its ...
NEW ULM – Friday, members of Minnesota’s Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA) Honor Guard were in New Ulm to train with the New Ulm Battery. LEMA member Tommy Handwerk said this training is an annual event for their Caisson Unit, which serves as the ceremonial horse team during law ...
NEW ULM - Jacquelynn Rae Streich was sentenced to pay $100,000 in restitution and serve a staggered jail sentence of 120 days in Brown County Court on Wednesday. In April, Streich pled guilty to three counts of felony theft between June 2022 and June 2023 that created more than a $100,000 loss for Be a Great Teacher, a business that offers professional development courses for teachers. The State alleged Streich took unauthorized expenses, made payments on her credit card from the business’s bank account and owner’s bank account; made personal Amazon purchases on the business’s ...
SPRINGFIELD — The 17th annual Open Your Heart (OYH) Summer Challenge grant program that provides participating Minnesota food shelves with grants proportional to the food shelves’ July fundraising activities, is underway. Grants ranging from $150 to $4,000 are proportional to July food ...
