NEW ULM — The son of a Tyler concertina player and band leader, Leon Olsen’s first pay musical gig came at age 11. He started playing trumpet in the fifth grade but he was also very interested in the concertina and soon learned to play bass and rhythm guitar. Olsen performed by himself at ...

BROWN COUNTY – Voters in Brown County mail-in ballot precincts will be receive replacement ballots for the Aug. 13 State Primary election due to a processing error with some of the balloting materials. Some mail-in ballot voters in Brown County received mismatched outgoing and signature ...

NEW ULM — Music from a variety of Bavarian Blast bands wafted in the air around the Brown County Fairgrounds Friday. Bavarian Blast Vice President Tom Furth talked about the big crowd Friday. “We added a day band to give us five this year. We added more food choices and the weather is ...

NEW ULM — The bugs are back this summer with a vengeance. While summer activities can expose us to lots of insects it’s good to be aware of prevention methods for a number of things including tick and mosquito bites that transmit diseases to humans and animals. For those outside a lot ...

NEW ULM – Last month Camryn Murphy and Adeline Ringhofer of New Ulm joined over 200 other girls from across Minnesota in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program at Bethel University. The two soon-to-be seniors attended the week-long program from June 9 through June 15 that teaches ...