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Farmers applaud right to repair settlement

NEW ULM — Southern Minnesota farmers say the right to repair lawsuit settlement reached earlier this month between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in five states including Minnesota is step in the right direction The lawsuit filed by Minnesota, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin alleged that John Deere & Company’s policy of withholding diagnostic equipment and other necessary information from John Deere equipment owners prohibited them from making their own equipment repairs, was a violation of the Sherman Act (that outlaws monopolies and ...

Flurry of election filings Tuesday

NEW ULM — A flurry of last-minute filings for elections took place as the candidate filing period ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday. A number of election races sprung up in area communities. In New Ulm, Casie Miller submitted a last-minute affidavit of candidacy for school board, joining Steven Gag, Melissa Sunderman and Tara Nilson who earlier filed for school board. With Miller joining the school board race there are now four candidates seeking three school board seats. In Cobden, Allen Krebs filed for mayor. Rhonda Groebner filed for city councilor and Melissa Krebs for city clerk. In ...

Local girl scouts help plant trees in German Park

NEW ULM – The number of trees in German Park increased by seven Tuesday, thanks to members of the River Valley Girl Scout. Brynn Lehman, Freya Wurtzberger, Abigail Achman and Isabelle Achman assisted Tony Guggisberg of River Creek Nursery in planting five new trees along the paver stone ...

New Jersey couple sweeps Crazy Days steinholding contests

NEW ULM — A New Jersey couple who drove to New Ulm to compete in the U.S. Steinholding Association Qualifying Event won the men’s and women’s division at Polka Palooza Friday. Bob Shalak of North Hanover, N.J. held his stein for nine minutes, 50 seconds for the win. Hal Wolff of New ...

Dog trials draws owners from near, far

NEW ULM — Four days of AKC (American Kennel Club) Scent Work Trials drew participants from throughout the Midwest to St. Paul’s Lutheran School July 23-26. The multi-day scent work trials featured novice, advanced and buried container searches. Dogs are trained to recognize specific ...

Fun on the farm

NEW ULM — Hundreds of people of all ages got a slice of working farm life at the Steve and Kerry Hoffman farm Thursday. Sponsored by the Farm-City Hub Club, Family Night on a Farm was nothing new to the Hoffmans. They have hosted the event many times since it began in 2007. The free event ...