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11th Annual Citizens Bank 5K was a breeze

NEW ULM – The 11th Annual Citizens Bank Race 2 Raise 5K was held Saturday morning with 135 runners. The 5K began in the Citizens Bank Minnesota parking lot and followed a route south on Minnesota Street to 16th S. Street, turned east to the bike track and concluded back at German ...

First psychiatric facility in MN at 160 years

ST. PETER — To commemorate the hospital’s 160th anniversary, the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center held a special open house last month, inviting the community to explore its long-standing history. While usually open by appointment only due to its location on the grounds of an active ...

New Ulm’s fraud squad is back

NEW ULM – Financial fraud and scams remain a persistent issue in the New Ulm area. Last year, six New Ulm banks and financial institutions decided to collaborate to share information and educate the public on the scams. The idea behind the collaboration is that if one of the financial ...

Brown County burning ban until further notice

NEW ULM — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) issued a burning ban effective at 8 a.m. Tuesday for all of Brown County until further notice. No open burning of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land and/or ditches or brush piles is permitted according to the BCSO news ...

Downtown businesses plan for event season

NEW ULM – Ahead of New Ulm’s festival and event season, multiple Minnesota Street businesses applied for liquor license extensions that coincide with those festivals. The requests on Tuesday came from 209 Pub & Grill, Kaiserhoff and B&L Bar. City Manager Chris Dalton said this is ...

Groe brings decades of cartoons, caricatures to 4 Pillars gallery

NEW ULM - Craig Groe retired from nearly 30 years as a commercial writer, producer and director at KEYC-TV in Mankato to pursue his personal creative work full time.  His solo exhibition “Cartoons & Caricatures” fills The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s 4 Pillars Gallery in ...