SE couple accused of bilking woman out of $90k

July 29, 2026

SLEEPY EYE — A rural Sleepy Eye couple accused of taking more than $90,000 from a woman’s bank account to pay their personal expenses were charged with felony financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult and theft in Brown County District Court July 23. David Lynn Remus, 67, was charged with two felony counts of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Wendalena “Wendy” Remus, 66, was charged with two felony counts of a vulnerable adult and four felony theft counts. According to court documents, Sleepy Eye Police began an investigation Dec. 4 after investigator Bohnen ...

Adapting with the times

July 28, 2026

NEW ULM – For the last 22 years, Greg Omori has worked in New Ulm Medical Center’s (NUMC) Outpatient Mental Health Department as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). Just under two weeks ago, Omori officially retired, but not before giving one final interview to The ...

DEED application for downtown hotel project

July 28, 2026

NEW ULM – A Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) grant application was submitted by the City of New Ulm for the proposed redevelopment of 217-227 N. Minnesota Street into a new hotel. City Manager Chris Dalton said property owner Paul Neyers approached the ...

NU dedicates parkland Pollinator Park expansion

July 28, 2026

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council unanimously approved designating the city’s Pollinator Park and national resource area as city parkland. In 2015, Park and Recreation Commission approved designating a portion of the 2250 North Broadway Park as a natural area and managing it as a ...

Farmers applaud right to repair settlement

July 28, 2026

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

July 28, 2026

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 ...