GIBBON — Years before he was setting school records at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop High School, Cole Jacobson was a whole different basketball player. Skill-wise and comfortability-wise. But the growth he’s had from his freshman year — and not just in height — has helped him take his ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm School Board took a hard look at its options for budget reductions over the next years during a special work session. For the third year in a row, New Ulm Public School is looking at a budget deficit forcing the school board to make cuts. In the 2026-2027 school year, ...

NEW ULM — Family members, friends and community organizations gathered for a celebration of life honoring Richard J. Franz, an 87-year-old New Ulm resident remembered for his involvement in local programs serving individuals with disabilities. The event, referred to by organizers as ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners certified a 126-acre U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) habitat easement in Mulligan Township Tuesday. The easement protects about 126 acres of grasslands and wetlands in Section 35, Mulligan Township on the southern border of Brown County, about a ...

NEW ULM – Horses, tractors and dozens of farm vehicles traveled down Minnesota Tuesday as part of the annual Farm City Hub Club Ag Day Parade. The parade was led by three dozen members of the New Ulm Chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). Some of the members walked in the parade while ...

NEW ULM — Brown County’s elected officials convened at city hall for a “Meet Your Officials” forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Monday. The nonpartisan event, part three of the League’s “Empowering Voters” initiative, offered residents an opportunity to hear directly from ...