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 – 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 ...
NEW ULM – Traffic through the Highway 14/Highway 15 interchange was slowed down Monday afternoon following a semi-trailer rollover. The rollover occurred around 1:41 p.m. as the vehicle was traveling through the roundabout. Minnesota State Patrol has not released the name of the driver, ...
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 release. Recreational campfires are permitted but must be contained in a ring of rock, cement, brick or metal, must not be closed than 25 feet to any structure and be attended to. Charcoal grills, wood smokers, propane and natural gas devices are not considered open burning. The National Weather Service issued ...
HANSKA — Brea Wear of Hanska said she was always been interested in rocks as a kid. Her passion grew more recently. “Three years ago, I started taking a closer look at nature and realized I didn’t have to go far from home to find it,” she said. “I think many people believe you ...
GIBBON — A 42-year-old Gibbon man faces two felonies after authorities found a Schedule IV controlled substance in a safe at his residence Tuesday. The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Mark David Schwarzrock’s residence on 12th Street in Gibbon at 7 a.m. May 5. During the search, one of two children who also live at the residence, opened a gun safe using the safe code, according to court documents. Items found in the safe were a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue, a silver spoon with cocaine residue, a plastic baggie with methamphetamine residue, ...
