Original family farm cost $160 per acre in 1865 LAFAYETTE — Lowell and Adrianne Sjostrom continue to live on the original family farm that dates back to 1865, a half mile north of Bernadotte Lutheran Church. They don’t milk cows anymore, but they still cut their own grass, which is no ...

By Sunni Battin news@marhsallindependent.com   It’s a day that neither Altermatt sisters Miranda or Kaycee quite envisioned — taking over the family farm near Lamberton — especially at the ages of 20 and 22 respectively. But in 2012 their father suddenly passed in a boating ...

SLEEPY EYE — Olmar Farms, located a few miles outside of Sleepy Eye, received Century Farm status in 1984. Jill and Brian Nelson currently own and operate the farm, which was originally purchased by Jill’s great-great-grandfather Gustave Schultz. Jill said the original deed reads 1884, ...

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School students are preparing to take the stage for a mystery-filled performance of “Clue: High School Edition,” opening, Friday, Oct. 31, with additional shows on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. Directed by ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand called Minnesota’s declining MMR (mumps, measles, and rubella) vaccinate rates concerning Thursday. “Vaccine rates are steadily decreasing over time. Our vaccine rates used to be above 90%. It is concerning. There is a lot of ...

NEW ULM – Lynda Grafito is the latest printmaking artist to take up residency at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture and to experiment with her art. Grafito’s current project involves testing various types of printmaking techniques, and the raw materials used to create them. Grafito is ...