NEW ULM — Carsten Nienhaus said he feels good about Brown County Fair rabbit shows this year. He should. He raised 27 rabbits that are involved in the Brown County Fair show that begins at 11 a.m. today. Last year, one his of rabbits placed third in Minnesota State Fair market carcass pen ...
NEW ULM — Two Sleepy Eye girls who said they like the speed of barrel races won Games class titles at the Brown County Fair 4-H Horse Show Wednesday. Kenadi Wersal was Games Class Senior Grand Champion competed in most events in the horse show. She won the barrel, keyhole and jumping figure ...
Don “Scotty” Scott performed at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame this past Friday. The Minnesota native, who now lives in North Carolina, also played shows in the area, including a stop at Benny’s in New Ulm on Saturday night. Scott grew up in Chatfield, Minnesota. A friend’s ...
NEW ULM – Eight months after the sale of Associated Milk Producers Inc.'s (AMPI) New Ulm butter plant to Grassland Dairy Products, the building’s exterior has received new signage. The butter plant at 312 Center Street now features new “West Point” signage on the building. The new ...
NEW ULM – For over 45 years, Duane Laffrenzen has worked in the agricultural loan business. For the last 27 years, he has worked for Citizens Bank Minnesota La Salle Branch, but after Thursday, Aug. 20 he will be officially retired. Laffrenzen grew up on small dairy farms around ...
NEW ULM — Craig and Dolly Opel of New Ulm drove their favorite “his” and “her” cars to the New Ulm Car and Bike Roll-in on Minnesota Street Saturday. Craig Opel has owned his 1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe since 1969. “My best friend owned it in high school in the early 1960s,” ...
