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House candidates talk priorities

MARSHALL — This week, Republican candidates for state Legislature spoke out on topics ranging from fraud in Minnesota, to how they planned to represent rural residents. A forum event held Tuesday night in Marshall brought together a total of four candidates running in Minnesota House ...

Commissioners OK new public alerting program

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a 2026 upgrade contract and 2027-2029 public alerting program agreement with Everbridge Tuesday. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management began using Nixle, for county messaging in 2018. Nixle also served as a ...

Retraining the brain-body connection

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Park and Recreation Center added a new 30-minute exercise class designed for people with Parkinson’s disease as well as those recovering from stroke, joint replacement or other conditions that affect mobility. The class, which meets Mondays at 12:45 p.m., focuses on ...

Public access to Hermann Monument restricted

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council formally accepted a Hermann Monument use assessment restricting public access to the monument. The assessment was recommended for approval last week by the New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission and came before the city council for final approval. Park and ...

Two injured in Wabasso school bus accident

WABASSO — Two people, including a Wabasso Public School student, were injured in an accident involving a school bus and another vehicle Wednesday morning, Wabasso Superintendent Jon Fulton said. In a message to parents posted Wednesday on the Wabasso Public School Facebook page, Fulton ...

New Ulm Library celebrates National Library Workers Day

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Public Library marked National Library Workers Day Tuesday by highlighting the essential labor of its staff and the facility’s role as a free community hub.  "Today is National Library Workers Day, and I am so grateful for the team that we have here," Library ...