SLEEPY EYE – The 79th Miss Sleepy Eye Coronation was held Sunday, with Alexandra Confer (center) being crowned Miss Sleepy Eye. Kiara Murphy (left) and Greta Siefkes (right) were crowned as Sleepy Eye Princesses. Photo courtesy of Anna Theis Creatives

COMFREY — A pancake benefit for a rural Comfrey man with leukemia and his family is set for Sunday, April 26 in the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Catholic Church Social Room. The free will donation breakfast for Bryan Helget and his family is set for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or until all are served ...

NEW ULM — Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east of the Brown County Highway 13 bridge April 10 when Eibner made another find. “It was a total surprise. The first time I’ve ever found a cretaceous shark ...

NEW ULM — A dueling-pianos fundraiser at Lola's–An American Bistro raised more than $8,000 for the Tea for Cancer Foundation Thursday. The event, hosted by the New Ulm Area Group of Thrivent, drew a capacity crowd to the bistro and will directly assist eight area residents facing ...

WABASSO — The city of Wabasso will be terminating the general contractor in an improvement project for the city’s water treatment facility and wells. That action came after the city learned the general contractor had an issue with their performance and payment bonds, said Wabasso City ...

NEW ULM — A 34-year-old man and 40-year-old woman both of New Ulm were arrested early Friday morning after police responded to two reports of gunshots heard on the south side of town. Charges filed Friday in Brown County District Court against Erasmo Ozuna Jr. include felony firearm ...