NEW ULM – After 116 years at the Brown County Fairgrounds, the former exhibition hall was demolished Monday morning. Brown County Fair board president Aaron Dittbenner said they were reluctant to demolish the building, which was the oldest structure at the fairgrounds, but the building was ...

NEW ULM — Artist Faith Belt, the final 2025 Artist-in-Residence at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s Cellar Press, has turned the basement printmaking shop into a shadow-puppet studio. She carves linoleum blocks to create prints from her puppet shows, including a mongoose inspired ...

HANSKA — The aroma of freshly made lefse filled the Hanska Community Center on Saturday morning as nearly 30 people gathered for the second annual “Learn to Make Lefse” event, a free celebration of Norwegian heritage that brought together multiple generations to preserve a treasured ...

NEW ULM — Community members who filled Turner Hall on Thursday for the Brown County Historical Society’s 95th Annual Meeting listened to Garrett Ebling share a story that began with catastrophe — and unfolded into a long, often invisible battle for healing. Ebling, who has roots in New ...

NEW ULM — On Sunday, Nov. 2, a nationwide arrest warrant was issued for Randy Thomas Zimmerman for the alleged double homicide of Justin Reinarts and Tabitha Trescott in Hanska. Zimmerman was later apprehended based on this warrant in Louisa County, Iowa. Two days later, on Nov. 4, another ...

SLEEPY EYE — Veterans Day is a special day every year where we pay our respects to service women and men. This year was even more special for 11 Sleepy Eye area Veterans who were nominated for recognition by Quilts of Valor Foundation. The eleven veterans nominated this year were as ...