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‘So much bigger than us’

FAIRFAX — Downtown Fairfax was full of parked motor vehicles Saturday night as two watch parties were held for the 2B Continued Dancing Like the Stars show. The event with 12 couples at the Glencoe City Center and watch parties in a number of area communities raised more than $398,000 for ...

Court proceedings

Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) HUNTING/FISHING – TAKE WILD ANIMALS WHEN LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR OR PAY Chad Allan Schablin, Springfield. $385. DRIVING AFTER CANCELLATION Patrick Clinton Ross. Minnesota Correction ...

MSU Mankato instructor details invasive species impacts

NEW ULM — Invasive species — non-native plants, animals and other living organisms that cause or are likely to cause harm to the environment, economy, or human health, may be more costly that most people think. They cost Minnesotans about $3 billion a year in lost productivity and ...

Ivy House fundraiser draws big crowd

NEW ULM — Several hundred people heard about the successes and needs of Ivy House at a spring fundraiser at the Best Western Plus Conference Center Thursday. Auctioneer John Dietz led a live auction with lots of energy, helping raise $11,000. Since July 1, 2024, Ivy House has served 36 ...

Former New Ulm teacher sentenced to six years in prison

MINNEAPOLIS — A 54-year-old Mankato man who taught school in New Ulm and Sleepy Eye years ago was sentenced to 72 months in prison Thursday for distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In federal court, Daniel John Jahnke was ordered to service five years supervised probation and ...

‘A long time coming’

NEW ULM – New Ulm Public School is stepping into a reality —- a virtual reality. The New Ulm School Board received a presentation from the high school science teachers Chris Brock and Matt Nelson on implementing virtual reality into the school’s science curriculum. The presentation ...